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Oulton Broad water level

River gauge, River Waveney, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

0.33m Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours

-1 0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.81 m Lowest on record -0.71 m

History

-0.00.51.0mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.0mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Waveney at Oulton Broad is at 0.33 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from −0.23 m to 1.31 m.

It has risen 0.06 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.22 m and 1.03 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
−0.23 m – 1.31 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.22 m – 1.03 m
Highest on record
1.81 mNovember 9, 2007
Lowest on record
−0.71 mFebruary 5, 2012

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Waveney

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 9° 3.0 mm, 78% Wind 26 km/h
18 Sun 14° 10° 6.0 mm, 73% Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 14° 11° 4.3 mm, 82% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 14° 13° 0.2 mm, 31% Wind 22 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 6.3 mm, 41% Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 2.2 mm, 33% Wind 42 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 2.3 mm, 52% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:22 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 0.41 m Normal +0.05 m 2.8 km
HaddiscoeTidal gauge, River Waveney 0.28 m Normal −0.07 m 8.6 km
Beccles QuayTidal gauge, River Waveney 0.39 m Normal +0.05 m 10.0 km
NeedhamRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.22 m Low +0.01 m 31 km
BillingfordRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.11 m Very low −0.01 m 38 km
DissRiver gauge, River Waveney 0.26 m Normal ±0 43 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Burgh CastleTidal gauge, River Yare 0.20 m Low −0.23 m 12 km
ReedhamRiver gauge, River Yare 0.89 m Normal ±0 13 km
Three Mile HouseRiver gauge, River Bure 0.23 m Normal −0.19 m 17 km
CantleyTidal gauge, River Yare 0.32 m Normal +0.01 m 17 km
Acle BridgeTidal gauge, River Bure 0.46 m Normal ±0 22 km
BramfieldRiver gauge, Bramfield Watercourse 0.18 m Normal ±0 22 km
Rockland St MaryTidal gauge, River Yare 0.69 m Normal −0.03 m 23 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Waveney at Oulton Broad?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of −0.23 m to 1.31 m for this gauge.

Is Oulton Broad really 0.33 m deep?

No. 0.33 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 Oulton Broad today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:30 BST, the surface elevation was 0.33 m. Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Oulton Broad rising or falling?

Up 0.06 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Oulton Broad 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 Oulton Broad?

The highest level on record is 1.81 m on November 9, 2007. The lowest is −0.71 m on February 5, 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:E24823 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.47490, 1.71041 (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 0.33 m 2026-10-17 20:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Oulton Broad (ea:E24823). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/oulton-broad

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