Environment Agency065WAC220Solent and South Downs

Isle of Wight coast: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 106 flood alerts for Isle of Wight coast since 12 Dec 2011, most often in November; the busiest year was 2014 (18).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Isle of Wight coast
Code: 065WAC220
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: Isle of Wight
River or sea: The Solent, English Channel
First in the history: 12 Dec 2011
Latest in the history file: 20 Jan 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 Isle of Wight coast

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	10	0	0
2024	6	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2022	6	0	0
2021	1	0	0
2020	5	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	4	0	0
2017	5	0	0
2016	16	0	0
2015	5	0	0
2014	18	0	0
2013	12	0	0
2012	7	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 November

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.