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Teignmouth water level

Tidal gauge, Devon, United Kingdom

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Surface elevation

-0.78m Up 0.39 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 Highest onrecord 2.97 m

History

History
-02mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17-02mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
-02mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17-02mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17
Surface elevation

What this means

Teignmouth reads −0.78 m as of 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST. There is no published reference for this tidal gauge yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has risen 0.39 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −1.34 m and 2.52 m.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to −0.20 m.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Lowest and highest in 30 days
−1.34 m – 2.52 m
Highest on record
2.97 mMarch 10, 2008

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 20 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 2.9 mm, 75% Wind 25 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 5.3 mm, 62% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 6° 2.8 mm, 49% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 15° 7° 4.5 mm, 53% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 33 mm, 75% Wind 52 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:40 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 41%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
DawlishRiver gauge, Dawlish Water 0.13 m Very low −0.01 m 4.4 km
Dawlish Warren Secmaton LaneRiver gauge, Shutterton Brook 0.52 m Normal ±0 6.4 km
KingskerswellRiver gauge, Aller Brook 0.38 m Normal ±0 8.1 km
Union BridgeRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.03 m Very low ±0 8.3 km
Chudleigh BridgeRiver gauge, River Teign 0.39 m Lowest on record +0.01 m 10 km
Holbeam Dam DownstreamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 11 km
Holbeam DamRiver gauge, River Lemon 0.10 m Very low −0.01 m 11 km
Exmouth Phear ParkRiver gauge, Withycombe Brook 0.06 m Normal ±0 11 km

Questions and answers

Is Teignmouth really −0.78 m deep?

No. −0.78 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Teignmouth today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the surface elevation was −0.78 m. Up 0.39 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Teignmouth rising or falling?

Up 0.39 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.20 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Teignmouth normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Teignmouth?

The highest level on record is 2.97 m on March 10, 2008.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Environment Agency, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:46121 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.54431, -3.49905 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation −0.78 m 2026-10-17 14:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Teignmouth (ea:46121). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/devon/teignmouth

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.