Environment Agency065WAF453Solent and South Downs

Combe Haven: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 81 flood alerts for Combe Haven since 30 Apr 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2014 (11).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Combe Haven
Code: 065WAF453
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: East Sussex
River or sea: Combe Haven
First in the history: 30 Apr 2012
Latest in the history file: 14 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 Combe Haven

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	6	0	0
2025	2	0	0
2024	10	0	0
2023	6	0	0
2022	6	0	0
2021	3	0	0
2020	7	0	0
2019	7	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	8	0	0
2015	6	0	0
2014	11	0	0
2013	5	0	0
2012	3	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 January

All alerts and warnings since 2012 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.