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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. In Old Portsmouth, the tide may just exceed the top of the main slipway causing minor road flooding in East Street and the boat yards at The Camber. Spray overtopping of sea walls at Southsea promenade and Eastern road is also expected. To protect property in Old Portsmouth, tidal defence gates will be closed. Friday's tide at 15:15 09/01/2026 will be 95 cm lower (1.57 mAOD), no further flood impacts are expected..
We are liaising with emergency services and local authorities over flood defence gate closures around Portsmouth.
Don't put yourself or others at risk . Avoid Southsea 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 12:52pm, Thursday 8th January.
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Warning no longer in force
Fri 9 Jan 2026, 11:22am
Flood alert
Thu 8 Jan 2026, 12:52pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 7 Dec 2025, 3:37pm
Flood alert
Sat 6 Dec 2025, 3:58pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 7 Nov 2025, 3:13pm
Flood alert
Thu 6 Nov 2025, 3:10pm
Flood alert
Wed 5 Nov 2025, 3:26pm
Flood alert
Tue 4 Nov 2025, 5:39pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 6 Jan 2025, 8:59am
Flood alert
Sun 5 Jan 2025, 4:34pm
Coastal area around Portsmouth
Region: Solent and South Downs
Country: England
Counties covered: Portsmouth
Watercourses covered: The Solent, Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Portsmouth.
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).
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