Environment Agency111WATWBYHWessex

West Bay Harbour: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 177 flood alerts for West Bay Harbour since 18 Feb 2011, most often in October; the busiest year was 2016 (27).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: West Bay Harbour
Code: 111WATWBYH
Environment Agency area: Wessex
County: Dorset Council
River or sea: English Channel
First in the history: 18 Feb 2011
Latest in the history file: 2 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.

2016 was the busiest year for West Bay Harbour

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	1	0	0
2025	8	0	0
2024	12	0	0
2023	8	0	0
2022	13	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	10	0	0
2019	10	0	0
2018	18	0	0
2017	13	0	0
2016	27	0	0
2015	15	0	0
2014	18	0	0
2013	8	0	0
2012	7	0	0
2011	7	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 October

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.