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Tidal gauge, Eastern Yar, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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What this means
The Environment Agency has the Eastern Yar at Bembridge at −0.28 m. 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 is still going down, by 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −1.73 m – 2.32 m.
Over the past seven days the change adds up to −2.09 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
- −1.73 m – 2.32 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.15 m – 0.42 m
- Highest on record
- 2.87 mDecember 6, 2013
About the Eastern Yar
The River Yar on the Isle of Wight, England, rises in a chalk coomb in St. Catherine's Down near Niton, close to the southern tip of the island. It flows across the Lower Cretaceous rocks of the eastern side of the island, through the gap in the central Upper Cretaceous chalk ridge of the Island at Yarbridge, then across the now drained Brading Haven to Bembridge Harbour in the northeast. It is the longest river on the Isle of Wight.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
The forecast is not available right now.
Map
Other gauges on the Eastern Yar
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SandownRiver gauge, Eastern Yar | 0.41 m | No reference yet | +0.01 m | 4.5 km |
| Burnt HouseRiver gauge, Eastern Yar | 0.33 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 5.8 km |
| AlverstoneRiver gauge, Eastern Yar | 2.41 m | High | +0.01 m | 6.2 km |
| BudbridgeRiver gauge, Eastern Yar | 0.15 m | Normal | ±0 | 11 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St JohnsRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook | 2.52 m | Very low | ±0 | 4.8 km |
| Monkton MeadRiver gauge, Monktonmead Brook | 0.37 m | Normal | ±0 | 5.1 km |
| Monkton Mead PSRiver gauge | 0.35 m | Very low | ±0 | 5.2 km |
| BrowndownRiver gauge, River Alver | 0.20 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 12 km |
| NewportTidal gauge | 1.85 m | Normal | +0.04 m | 13 km |
| Hunny HillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook | 2.97 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 13 km |
| Carisbrook MillRiver gauge, Lukely Brook | 0.06 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 14 km |
Questions and answers
Is Bembridge really −0.28 m deep?
No. −0.28 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 Bembridge today?
On 19 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST, the surface elevation was −0.28 m. Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Bembridge rising or falling?
Down 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Down 2.09 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Bembridge 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 Bembridge?
The highest level on record is 2.87 m on December 6, 2013.
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:E14993(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.69363, -1.10800(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
| Parameter | Last value | Time (UTC) | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface elevation | −0.28 m | 2026-10-19 11:00 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Bembridge (ea:E14993). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/isle-of-wight/bembridge
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.
Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer