Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire

Message issued at 11:50am, Wednesday 4th February

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Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

A series of high tides over the next few days may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible until Friday 06/02. Flooding may affect low lying land and roads adjacent to the Wye Estuary from Redbrook to Chepstow.
Predicted peaks:- Avonmouth Portbury 7.0m to 7.4m Wednesday 04/02 at 9:15PM and 7.0 to 7.4m Thursday 05/02 at 9:30AM.
Newport 6.8m to 7.0m Wednesday 04/02 at 9:00PM and 6.8m to 7.0m Thursday 05/02 at 9:00AM.
We are closely monitoring the situation . Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 12:00PM on 05 February 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 11:50am, Wednesday 4th February.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire

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Sun 5 Apr 2026, 11:39am
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Sat 4 Apr 2026, 12:23pm
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Fri 6 Feb 2026, 12:21pm
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Thu 5 Feb 2026, 4:45pm
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Thu 5 Feb 2026, 11:56am
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Wed 4 Feb 2026, 11:50am
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Tue 3 Feb 2026, 12:06pm
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Sat 6 Dec 2025, 1:20pm
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Fri 5 Dec 2025, 4:28pm
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Flood Warning Area Details

Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire

Region: West Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Gloucestershire

Watercourses covered: Wye Estuary

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Wye Estuary in Gloucestershire.

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).