Environment Agency22 Oct 2026
Flood alert: Christchurch Harbour
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for Christchurch Harbour (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole). The Environment Agency has issued 294 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 18 Feb 2011 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- Christchurch Harbour
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 15:09, 22 Oct 2026
- County
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- River or sea
- English Channel
- Flood area code
- 111WATCHXH
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
Christchurch Harbour: every alert and warning since 2011England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The notice as issued
High tides tomorrow morning may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from 07:15am to 11:15am on 23/10/2026. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers or on the coast. Areas most at risk include Christchurch Harbour and tidal stretches of the Lower Stour and Avon. The detailed tidal forecast for those who use it is for a peak level at Christchurch of 1.25mAODN at 09:15 with NW force 6 winds. (mAODN is height above average sea level.) We are closely monitoring the situation . Avoid coastal roads, footpaths and carparks, which may be flooded. This message will be updated by 3:30PM on Friday 23 October or as the situation changes.
Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The record around this notice
- Christchurch Harbour: every alert and warning since 2011294 in all
- England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings
- Flood alerts and warnings, October 202662 in the month
- The latest from the Environment Agency
- Every warning and recall in the United Kingdom
- Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning