Environment Agency065WAC155Solent and South Downs

Hayling Island: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 91 flood alerts for Hayling Island since 12 Dec 2011, most often in February; the busiest year was 2014 (20).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Hayling Island
Code: 065WAC155
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: Hampshire
River or sea: Langstone Harbour
First in the history: 12 Dec 2011
Latest in the history file: 1 Feb 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2014 was the busiest year for Hayling Island

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers

Year	Alerts	Warnings	Severe
2026	2	0	0
2025	3	0	0
2024	5	0	0
2023	2	0	0
2022	2	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	3	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2017	4	0	0
2016	14	0	0
2015	3	0	0
2014	20	0	0
2013	12	0	0
2012	13	0	0
2011	1	0	0

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Most often in February

All alerts and warnings since 2011 by month.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.