Bramley water level

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

River gauge, Cranleigh Waters, Surrey, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.19 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The Cranleigh Waters at Bramley is at 2.20 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 2.11 m to 3.20 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 2.16 m and 2.26 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: 2.11 m – 3.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.16 m – 2.26 m
Highest on record: 3.99 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 1.82 mMay 28, 2008

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 Cranleigh Waters

The Cranleigh Waters or Bramley Wey is a tributary of the River Wey in Surrey.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 19 km/h

18 Sun 13° 6° 3.6 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 0.8 mm, 62% Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 13° 10° 2.5 mm, 49% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 13° 9° 0.9 mm, 61% Wind 21 km/h

22 Thu 15° 5° 2.7 mm, 54% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 22 mm, 76% Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:07 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the Cranleigh Waters

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Flash BridgeRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters	1.02 m	Normal	±0	10 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ShalfordRiver gauge, River Tillingbourne	0.11 m	Normal	−0.01 m	1.5 km
GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey	0.54 m	Normal	±0	2.5 km
GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey	1.24 m	Very low	±0	3.3 km
Borough RoadRiver gauge, River Wey	1.19 m	Normal	±0	3.8 km
AlburyRiver gauge, Law Brook	0.09 m	Very high	±0	4.6 km
CranleighRiver gauge, Littlemead Brook	1.28 m	Very low	±0	9.5 km
Woking SouthRiver gauge, Hoe Stream	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.7 km
SendRiver gauge, East Clandon Stream	0.77 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Cranleigh Waters at Bramley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 2.11 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 2.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bramley today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 2.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bramley rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bramley 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 Bramley?

The highest level on record is 3.99 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 1.82 m on May 28, 2008.

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:3069TH (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.20690, -0.57032 (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	2.20 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional
Flow	0.19 m³/s	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Bramley (ea:3069TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/bramley

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