Beaulieu estuary Flood alert 6:58am, Tuesday 3rd February

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

High tides on Tuesday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Tuesday morning's tide at 11:39 on 03/02/2026 and 14:15 on 03/02/2026.
The weather increases tide table values by 0.51 m. Total forecast tide is 4.20 metres Chart Datum (2.22 mAOD) at Beaulieu. Light Easterly Force 2 wind. The tide will flood into the garden of the mill house on the downstream side of the Mill Pond. Minor road flooding at Palace Lane is also expected, making access to the village temporarily more difficult. Tuesday's tide at 23:54 03/02/2026 is forecast to be 17 cm lower (2.05 mAOD).
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses .
This message will be updated by 6:00PM on 03 February 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:58am, Tuesday 3rd February.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Beaulieu estuary and the coast from Thorns Marsh to Needs Ore Point

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Hampshire

Watercourses covered: The Solent

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Beaulieu estuary.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).