Holkham Beach tide times
Open sands at Holkham Gap, beyond the pines. The flood comes in fast across flat ground and fills the channels behind you — know the turn of the tide before you walk out.
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Next high tideHigh tide now · Holkham Beach
BST ±40 min
- Tide size
- 6.0 m
size of tide, not depth here · at Immingham - Tide
- Neap
- Wind then
- Force 4 W · 14 kn
The next high tide at Holkham Beach is 12:38 BST ±40 min on Sat 5 Sept.
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Next 48 hours
Next 7 days
times in BST · high ±40 · low ±70| Day | Early | Late |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 05 Sept ☀ 06:13–19:36 Neap | 00:11 6.0 m 06:53 low | 12:38 6.0 m 19:31 low |
| Sun 06 Sept ☀ 06:15–19:34 Neap | 01:27 5.8 m 08:22 low | 14:18 5.7 m 21:09 low |
| Mon 07 Sept ☀ 06:17–19:32 Neap | 03:02 5.8 m 10:07 low | 16:13 6.0 m 22:48 low |
| Tue 08 Sept ☀ 06:19–19:29 Mid | 04:25 6.2 m 11:23 low | 17:23 6.5 m 23:53 low |
| Wed 09 Sept ☀ 06:20–19:27 Spring | 05:26 6.7 m | 18:14 6.9 m 12:19 low |
| Thu 10 Sept ☀ 06:22–19:25 Spring | 06:16 7.2 m 00:44 low | 18:57 7.2 m 13:06 low |
| Fri 11 Sept ☀ 06:24–19:22 Spring | 07:01 7.5 m 01:28 low | 19:36 7.3 m 13:47 low |
Two high waters most days, roughly twelve hours apart. Each high water is accurate to ±40 min. Low water is worked out from the high waters either side of it, so it is a wider estimate — ±70 min — and is shown smaller for that reason. “Spring” tides run higher and faster than “neap”.
Heights are the size of the tide, not the depth of the water here. They are metres above chart datum at Immingham, our reference port — we carry a timing offset to Holkham Beach but no height ratio, so a big number does not mean a deep creek.
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What the tide controls here
At Holkham, the tide controls how far out the sands go, how long the walk to the water is, and when the channels behind the beach start to fill.
- The walk out
- Around a 30 minute walk from the beach entrance to the shoreline, depending on the tides. Holkham Estate →
- Horse riding
- Riding is below the high tide mark, and the Estate ask you to check tide times, avoid the beach at high tide, and be aware of areas that may be cut off. Holkham Estate →
- Flood warnings
- The Environment Agency issues tidal flood warnings for this stretch of coast. Check live warnings →
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Dangers here
Specific to this location. The sea is dangerous everywhere on this coast — this is what the tide does here.
Holkham sands: read this before you walk out
People get cut off here. The sands are flat and vast, the flood tide moves faster than it looks, and the channels behind you fill before the beach does — so the water can be between you and the shore while you are still standing on dry sand.
Holkham Estate advise being off any sandbank four hours before high tide. Follow their advice, not the bare number in this table.
Our timing for this beach is inferred, not measured. There is no official tidal station at Holkham, so these times are derived from the nearest open-coast reference and carry a wider window than our other locations. Treat them as a rough guide only.
These are predictions, never observations. Wind, surge and pressure move real tides. Do not use this page for navigation or any decision where being wrong could put someone in danger.
How this time is worked out
Every time on this page is high water at Immingham, shifted by 20 minutes for Holkham Beach, and published as a ±40 minute window.
Worked out from nearby coast. There is no tidal station at Holkham. This offset is reasoned from the open coast either side, which is why the window here is wider.
How we work out every time on this site
This is a prediction of the astronomical tide. It cannot know what the weather is doing, and wind, pressure and surge all move real water. It is one input to a decision you make — never the decision itself.
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Things to do at Holkham Beach
The Victoria Inn
AA-rosette hotel and restaurant at the gateway to Holkham Hall and beach, using estate-grown produce.
Holkham Hall estate
Stately home and 25,000-acre park with cycle hire, ropes course, Walled Garden and boating lake.
Nobody pays to be on this list. Check opening times before you set off. Want your business here? See how it works or email ahoy@norfolktidetimes.co.uk.
Generated 5 September 2026 · TICON-4 harmonic constants via @neaps/tide-database (CC-BY-4.0, Hart-Davis et al., 2025)
What the tide allows here
All activities- Beach walking
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06:13–08:53
Sat 5 Sept
Windows are published by the clubs, harbours and operators named on each activity page — not by us. Always use your own judgement, and ask whoever you are hiring from.