Hayling Island Flood alert 3:10pm, Thursday 8th January

Flood alert

High tides on Friday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 1 hour either side of Friday's early morning tide at 03:00 on 09/01/2026.
Storm Goretti increases tide table values by 0.82 m. Total forecast tide is 5.27 metres Chart Datum (2.54 mAOD) at Portsmouth with strong North Westerly Force 7 wind. The main road at Northney will flood. At South Hayling, strong winds and large waves, will move and may remove shingle from the beach. This may cause garden and road flooding at Southwood Road, Bembridge Drive, Meath Close and The Strand. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 is forecast to be 95 cm lower (1.57 mAOD).
We are liaising with emergency services and local authorities who assess beach condition.
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have . Avoid South Hayling seafront. Shingle can be thrown by wind and waves.
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 3:10pm, Thursday 8th January.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Coast around Hayling Island

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Hampshire

Watercourses covered: Langstone Harbour

Area covered by this alert location

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

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).