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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
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. Spray overtopping of sea defence walls into low lying coastal roads between Hillhead and Gosport, namely Cliff Road and Stokes Bay Road is expected. At Hillhead, low lying Sea front car parks may flood. Property flooding is not expected. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 is forecast to be 95 cm lower (1.57 mAOD). No further flood impacts are expected.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Consider activating any flood protection products you may have Avoid Gosport to Hillhead 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 3:11pm, Thursday 8th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 11:22am
Flood alert
Thu 8 Jan 2026, 3:11pm
Warning no longer in force
Thu 6 Nov 2025, 2:52pm
Flood alert
Wed 5 Nov 2025, 6:08pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 6 Jan 2025, 8:59am
Flood alert
Sun 5 Jan 2025, 4:23pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 1 Jan 2025, 3:05pm
Flood alert
Tue 31 Dec 2024, 5:57pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 20 Oct 2024, 5:25pm
Flood alert
Sun 20 Oct 2024, 9:18am
Coastal area from Hillhead to Gosport
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Hampshire, Portsmouth
Watercourses covered: The Solent
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Hillhead to Gosport.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.