Old Woking water level

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

River gauge, River Wey, Surrey, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.10m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST (2 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Old Woking reads 2.10 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 1.00 m to 3.20 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.09 m and 2.34 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: 1.00 m – 3.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.09 m – 2.34 m
Highest on record: 3.94 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 1.00 mJune 18, 2012

On the river at Old Woking

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Wey

The River Wey is a chalk river and a main tributary of the River Thames in south east England. Its two branches, one of which rises near Alton in Hampshire and the other in West Sussex to the south of Haslemere, join at Tilford in Surrey. Once combined, the flow is eastwards then northwards via Godalming and Guildford to meet the Thames at Weybridge. Downstream the river forms the backdrop to Newark Priory and Brooklands. The Wey and Godalming Navigations were built in the 17th and 18th centuries, to create a navigable route from Godalming to the Thames.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 14° 7° 3.6 mm, 59% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.4 mm, 62% Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 14° 11° 2.3 mm, 49% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 1.5 mm, 61% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 15° 6° 2.0 mm, 54% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 18 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wey

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Newark WeirRiver gauge, River Wey	20.43 m	Normal	±0	2.4 km
BrooklandsRiver gauge, River Wey	0.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.3 km
GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey	1.24 m	Very low	±0	7.7 km
WeybridgeRiver gauge, River Wey	1.02 m	Normal	±0	9.5 km
GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey	0.55 m	Normal	±0	13 km
Westbrook MillRiver gauge, River Wey	37.85 m	No reference yet	+0.01 m	14 km
Borough RoadRiver gauge, River Wey	1.19 m	Normal	±0	14 km
TilfordRiver gauge, River Wey	0.17 m	Low	−0.01 m	20 km
FarnhamRiver gauge, River Wey	0.09 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Passfield MillRiver gauge, River Wey	1.06 m	High	±0	30 km
Kings PondRiver gauge, River Wey	0.04 m	Normal	±0	34 km
Alton High StreetRiver gauge, River Wey	0.00 m	Low	±0	35 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Woking SouthRiver gauge, Hoe Stream	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.2 km
SendRiver gauge, East Clandon Stream	0.77 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	3.0 km
West Byfleet BridgeRiver gauge, Rive Ditch	1.50 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.0 km
Grants BridgeRiver gauge, Addlestone Bourne	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.3 km
Millbourne BridgeRiver gauge, Mill Bourne	0.91 m	Very low	±0	6.6 km
AddlestoneRiver gauge, Addlestone Bourne	0.31 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.2 km
ShalfordRiver gauge, River Tillingbourne	0.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.2 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Wey at Old Woking?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.00 m to 3.20 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 2.10 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Old Woking today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the water level was 2.10 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Old Woking rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.05 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Old Woking 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 Old Woking?

The highest level on record is 3.94 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 1.00 m on June 18, 2012.

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:3085TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.30206, -0.54331 (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	2.10 m	2026-10-17 20:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Old Woking (ea:3085TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/old-woking

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