Winchelsea Strand Bridge water level

Name: Winchelsea Strand Bridge water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Brede, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.09m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 21 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (56 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Winchelsea Strand Bridge, where the gauge shows 1.09 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.19 m to 3.50 m.

It is still going down, by 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.90 m – 1.15 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.19 m – 3.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.90 m – 1.15 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.97 m – 1.11 m
Highest on record: 3.73 mFebruary 10, 2009
Lowest on record: −0.08 mNovember 20, 2005

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 15 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 13° 8° 0.1 mm, 35% Wind 19 km/h

20 Tue 15° 10° 4.8 mm, 83% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 1.5 mm, 71% Wind 42 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° 4.0 mm, 87% Wind 36 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 19 mm, 98% Wind 58 km/h

24 Sat 14° 6° 6.3 mm, 71% Wind 39 km/h

25 Sun 18° 12° 4.2 mm, 67% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 05:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 24 min Waxing gibbous 75%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Rye HarbourTidal gauge, River Rother	1.80 m	No reference yet	+0.88 m	2.8 km
Hundred House BridgeRiver gauge, Royal Military Canal	0.11 m	Normal	±0	6.9 km
UdiamRiver gauge, River Rother	0.13 m	Normal	±0	16 km
Sheepwash BridgeRiver gauge, Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels	0.94 m	Normal	−0.04 m	16 km
CrowhurstRiver gauge, Combe Haven	4.96 m	Lowest on record	±0	16 km
Browns BridgeRiver gauge, Dudwell Tributary Rother	0.10 m	Normal	+0.01 m	19 km
White Water DykeRiver gauge	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	±0	24 km
BurwashRiver gauge, River Rother	0.10 m	Normal	±0	24 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Brede at Winchelsea Strand Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.19 m to 3.50 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 1.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Winchelsea Strand Bridge today?

On 21 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the water level was 1.09 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Winchelsea Strand Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Winchelsea Strand Bridge normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Winchelsea Strand Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.73 m on February 10, 2009. The lowest is −0.08 m on November 20, 2005.

How often is this data updated?

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

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E6520 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.92343, 0.72054 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum
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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.09 m	2026-10-21 06:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Winchelsea Strand Bridge (ea:E6520). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/winchelsea-strand-bridge

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer