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Tilford water level

River gauge, River Wey, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.09 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

History
0.150.200.25mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.150.200.25mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Tilford: the gauge reads 0.17 m, below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.17 m, a difference of −0.01 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. The 30-day range is 0.16 m – 0.17 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.18 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.16 m – 0.28 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.14 m – 1.40 m
Same day last year
0.17 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.16 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.16 m – 1.02 m
Highest on record
2.09 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record
0.10 mJuly 27, 1992

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Wey

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.

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: 5.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 5° 0.1 mm Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° 3.5 mm, 51% Wind 18 km/h
19 Mon 14° 6° 0.3 mm, 61% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 1.6 mm, 47% Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 0.9 mm, 60% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 2.4 mm, 54% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 14° 8° 20 mm, 76% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:30 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Wey

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
FarnhamRiver gauge, River Wey 0.09 m Normal ±0 4.8 km
Westbrook MillRiver gauge, River Wey 37.85 m No reference yet +0.01 m 9.3 km
Borough RoadRiver gauge, River Wey 1.19 m Normal ±0 9.3 km
Passfield MillRiver gauge, River Wey 1.06 m High ±0 10 km
GodalmingRiver gauge, River Wey 0.54 m Normal ±0 11 km
GuildfordRiver gauge, River Wey 1.24 m Very low ±0 13 km
Kings PondRiver gauge, River Wey 0.04 m Normal ±0 16 km
Alton High StreetRiver gauge, River Wey 0.00 m Low ±0 16 km
Old WokingRiver gauge, River Wey 2.10 m Normal −0.01 m 20 km
Newark WeirRiver gauge, River Wey 20.43 m Normal ±0 22 km
BrooklandsRiver gauge, River Wey 0.38 m Normal −0.02 m 27 km
WeybridgeRiver gauge, River Wey 1.02 m Normal ±0 29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
TonghamRiver gauge, River Blackwater 0.65 m Normal −0.02 m 6.2 km
Crondall PondRiver gauge, River Hart 0.40 m Normal ±0 9.7 km
Crondall BridgeRiver gauge, River Hart 0.10 m Normal ±0 9.8 km
Crookham VillageRiver gauge, River Hart 0.43 m Normal ±0 12 km
Cove Hazel AvenueRiver gauge, Cove Brook 0.76 m Normal −0.04 m 12 km
BramleyRiver gauge, Cranleigh Waters 2.20 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Wey at Tilford higher than last year?

No, it is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.17 m.

What is a normal level for the River Wey at Tilford in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.16 m and 0.28 m, based on 21 years of records.

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 0.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tilford today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Tilford rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Tilford normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Tilford?

The highest level on record is 2.09 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.10 m on July 27, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3040TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.18198, -0.75022 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.17 m 2026-10-17 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Tilford (ea:3040TH). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/surrey/tilford

How we check values

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