Hayling Island Flood alert 12:43pm, Friday 9th January

Flood alert

High tides on Friday may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible for 2 hours either side of Friday afternoon's tide at 15:27 on 09/01/2026.
The weather increases tide table values by 0.07 m. The total forecast tide is 4.35 metres Chart Datum (1.62 mAOD) at Portsmouth. Strong North Westerly Force 5 wind. This could lead to some overtopping or spray affecting beach front gardens, car parks and roads across the entire southern frontage.
Saturday's tide at 03:30 10/01/2026 is forecast to be 1 cm higher (1.63 mAOD).
We are liaising with emergency services and local authorities .
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 6:00PM on 09 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 12:43pm, Friday 9th 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).