Haddiscoe water level

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

Tidal gauge, River Waveney, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.28m Down 0.24 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST (30 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Haddiscoe, where the gauge shows 0.28 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.18 m to 1.39 m.

It is still going down, by 0.24 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is −0.25 m – 1.16 m.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.18 m – 1.39 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: −0.25 m – 1.16 m
Highest on record: 1.79 mJanuary 30, 2000
Lowest on record: −0.68 mMarch 13, 2006

About the River Waveney

The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, Wahenhe, from *wagen + ea, meaning the river by a quagmire.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 9° 1.9 mm, 76% Wind 24 km/h

18 Sun 14° 9° 5.3 mm, 71% Wind 29 km/h

19 Mon 14° 11° 4.3 mm, 67% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 14° 13° 0.2 mm, 31% Wind 22 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 6.3 mm, 37% Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 12° 7° 2.2 mm, 28% Wind 42 km/h

23 Fri 12° 6° 2.3 mm, 48% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 05:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the River Waveney

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Burgh St PeterTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.39 m	Normal	±0	6.3 km
Beccles QuayTidal gauge, River Waveney	0.36 m	Normal	+0.10 m	8.4 km
Oulton BroadRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.31 m	Normal	+0.02 m	8.6 km
NeedhamRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.22 m	Low	+0.01 m	29 km
BillingfordRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.11 m	Very low	−0.01 m	35 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney	0.26 m	Normal	±0	40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare	0.88 m	Normal	−0.12 m	4.8 km
Burgh CastleTidal gauge, River Yare	0.25 m	Low	−0.36 m	5.6 km
CantleyTidal gauge, River Yare	0.30 m	Normal	−0.10 m	8.8 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure	0.26 m	Normal	−0.33 m	12 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure	0.46 m	Normal	−0.08 m	14 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare	0.69 m	Normal	−0.03 m	14 km
BrundallTidal gauge, River Yare	0.50 m	Normal	+0.04 m	16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Waveney at Haddiscoe?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.18 m to 1.39 m for this gauge.

Is Haddiscoe 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 Haddiscoe today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:45 BST, the surface elevation was 0.28 m. Down 0.24 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Haddiscoe rising or falling?

Down 0.24 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.58 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Haddiscoe 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 Haddiscoe?

The highest level on record is 1.79 m on January 30, 2000. The lowest is −0.68 m on March 13, 2006.

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:E23917 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.53082, 1.62284 (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	2026-10-17 20:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Haddiscoe (ea:E23917). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/norfolk/haddiscoe

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