Latest news on what the river is actually doing: Barrier, Tides, River flow, Floods
Caution: Based on automated data capture. Accuracy not guaranteed. See notes below.
SUMMARY as at 19:26 on 8 Nov 2025
- Sorry, no real-time Barrier information available.
- Sorry, no central London tide surge data available
- River flow at Kingston (13.6 cumecs) is lower than normal. This may result in slightly lower water levels than predicted (at both high and low tide) between Richmond and Putney.
- Flood Alert for Thames Riverside properties
- Hammersmith Bridge: Controls regarding the bridge are now included in the PLA Port Information Guide and will no longer be shown here. See https://www.pla.co.uk/Port-Information-Guide
FLOOD ALERT for Thames Riverside, Putney to Teddington
Message from the Environment Agency:
River levels are expected to be high as a result of spring tides.
The next high tide at Richmond at 04:45 AM on 09/11/2025, may result in brief low-level flooding of riverside roads and open spaces.
Astronomical tide levels are falling. The river flow at Teddington Weir is 10 cubic metres per second and is steady. We anticipate the flows to remain low for the next few days.
Message updated: 17:16, 8 Nov
For flood alerts and warnings for other Thames areas, see the Environment Agency's Flood Information Service.
PLA EBB TIDE FLAG WARNING
This is today's advice from the PLA that applies particularly to river users on the ebb tide.
RAW DATA as at 19:26 on 8 Nov 2025
For those of you who prefer to see the actual numbers on which the summary above was based, here is the raw data. Please note the explanations and legal note below the data.
| Tide Gauge | Actual height (CD*) | Actual height (AOD*) | Surge |
| Southend | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Silvertown | 0.00 | -3.35 | +0.00 |
| Charlton | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Tower | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Chelsea | 0.00 | 0.00 | +0.00 |
| Richmond | 0.00 | -0.61 | +0.00 |
| Kingston flow gauge | flow rate 13.6 cumecs (m3/sec) as at 19:00, 8 Nov - latest available data | ||
* CD: Height of water level in metres above local Chart Datum.
AOD: height of water level in metres Above Ordnance Datum, which enables a direct comparison with known land heights. See this page for more information.
Tide gauge data is obtained in real time from the Port of London Authority (PLA), based normally on measurements in the previous 5 minutes. Actual tide heights are shown relative to both the local chart datum and the Ordnance Datum. "Surge" is the difference between the actual height and the prediction in the tide tables, which typically is caused by current or recent weather conditions. The Kingston flow gauge reading and flood alert information are obtained from the Environment Agency (EA) using their real-time data API (Beta). The barrier open/closed status is based solely on the difference in recorded river levels either side of the barrier (Charlton & Silvertown) and assumes accurate readings from those gauges.
I am grateful to PLA and EA for permission to use the above data.
Legal note: The recording and capture of the data is performed by automatic processes, and the data is essentially unvalidated at the time of display here. Accuracy is not guaranteed. PLA, EA and I do not accept any responsibility in law for the information presented here. - Richard Jennings