What the tide lets you do
Every staithe on this coast dries out, so what is possible at each place depends on where the tide is. These pages put the windows the local clubs, harbours and operators publish next to the forecast for the same hours, and leave the judgement where it belongs — with you, and with whoever you are hiring from.
See the week sweep
- Paddleboarding
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13:08–17:49
Brancaster Staithe · Wed 21 Oct
The creeks along this coast dry out, so paddleboarding here is governed by how close you are to high water.
3 locations
- Sailing
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13:04–17:48
Wells-next-the-Sea · Wed 21 Oct
Every staithe on this coast is a drying harbour, so the sailing day is built around high water.
3 locations
- Kitesurfing
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07:36–11:36
Hunstanton · Wed 21 Oct
Almost all of this coast is private, reserve or SSSI, so kitesurfing happens in two places.
2 locations
- Beach walking
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07:33–11:59
Wells-next-the-Sea · Wed 21 Oct
The sand here uncovers a long way and comes back quickly, and at two places that matters a great deal.
3 locations
- Seal trips
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01:00–06:00
Blakeney · Wed 21 Oct
The boats to Blakeney Point run on the tide, so their departure times move every day.
2 locations
- Birdwatching
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13:11–16:41
Hunstanton · Wed 21 Oct
Two of this coast’s best-known bird spectacles are timed by the tide, not the calendar.
3 locations
Walking to Scolt Head Island — the barrier island off Burnham Overy Staithe. Reachable on foot near low tide, and by ferry, boat or paddleboard when there is water in the creek.
Every location
Each location’s own page carries its full seven-day tide table, the conditions that qualify it, and what the tide controls there.
- Burnham Overy Staithe
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- Brancaster Staithe
- Blakeney
- Morston
- Holkham Beach
- Hunstanton
Tide table generated 21 October 2026. Also worth a look: planning a day out.