Hunstanton tide times
The corner where the coast turns into The Wash — banded chalk and carrstone cliffs, wide sand, and the only east-coast town that watches the sun set over the sea.
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BST ±40 min
The next high tide at Hunstanton is 15:41 BST ±40 min on Wed 21 Oct.
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Hunstanton tide table: next 7 days, high and low tide
times in BST · high ±40 · low ±70| Day | Early | Late |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct ☀ 07:35–17:49 Neap | 02:33 5.5 m 09:36 low | 15:41 5.6 m 22:13 low |
| Thu 22 Oct ☀ 07:37–17:47 Neap | 03:47 5.9 m 10:39 low | 16:34 6.0 m 23:03 low |
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| Fri 23 Oct ☀ 07:39–17:45 Mid | 04:34 6.3 m 11:21 low | 17:10 6.5 m 23:43 low |
| Sat 24 Oct ☀ 07:40–17:43 Spring | 05:17 6.8 m | 17:49 6.9 m 12:02 low |
| Sun 25 Oct ☀ 06:42–16:41 Spring | 04:59 7.1 m 11:42 low 00:23 low | 17:27 7.2 m |
| Mon 26 Oct ☀ 06:44–16:39 Spring | 05:38 7.3 m 00:01 low | 18:04 7.3 m 12:20 low |
| Tue 27 Oct ☀ 06:46–16:37 Spring | 06:18 7.5 m 00:40 low | 18:42 7.4 m 12:59 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 Hunstanton but no height ratio, so a big number does not mean a deep creek.
Can you walk on the beach at high tide at Hunstanton? Here is when the sand is open, in the words of the people who publish the advice.
High tide
Low tide
What the tide controls here
At Hunstanton the tide controls how far the sand goes out, and how fast the water comes back — the incoming tide here can move faster than you can walk.
- Gullies
- Low-lying gullies at Holme, Thornham, Titchwell and Brancaster fill quickly with fast-flowing water. RNLI →
- Watersports
- Kitesurfing access is governed by the state of the tide — the sandbar at New Hunstanton emerges at low water. Hunstanton Sailing Club →
- Beach cover
- A council beach patrol operates on the south prom. There are no RNLI lifeguards here. Visit West Norfolk →
- Flood warnings
- The Environment Agency issues tidal flood warnings for this stretch of coast. Check live warnings →
Wind, and what it does to these times
ECMWF IFS 0.25° · issued Tue 13:00At high water
- Wind
- Force 5 SW20 kn, gusting 26
- Rain
- Raining2.32 mm this window
- Sea
- 0.7 m3s period
- Temp
- 12°C100% cloud
Expect the water to be higher than the prediction alone. The wind is blowing water in here, so this may come in the earlier part of the window.
Pressure is 997.7 hPa — on its own worth roughly 16 cm of extra height.
Humidity 85%.
Fog risk: possible.
At low water
- Wind
- Force 7 W28 kn, gusting 40
- Rain
- Drizzle0.24 mm this window
- Sea
- 1.4 m4s period
- Temp
- 10°C100% cloud
Expect the water to be higher than the prediction alone. The wind is blowing water in here, so this may come in the earlier part of the window.
Pressure is 1001.7 hPa — on its own worth roughly 12 cm of extra height.
Humidity 84%.
This does not move the times above. We publish a window rather than a single minute precisely because weather moves real water, and we have never measured how far it moves it here. Which half of the window to lean toward is a judgement, not a calculation. How we work these out
SW force 520 kn at high water · full forecast
| Time | Direction | Force | Knots | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00Tue | ESE | 5 | 17 | — | 1.0 m |
| 16:00Tue | ESE | 4 | 14 | Drizzle | 1.0 m |
| 19:00Tue | ESE | 4 | 11 | Raining | 0.9 m |
| 22:00Tue | S | 3 | 10 | Drizzle | 0.8 m |
| 01:00Wed | SW | 4 | 13 | Dry | 0.7 m |
| 04:00Wed | SW | 4 | 15 | Drizzle | 0.8 m |
| 07:00Wed | SSE | 4 | 11 | — | 0.6 m |
| 10:00Wed | SSE | 4 | 12 | Dry | 0.6 m |
| 13:00Wed | SSE | 3 | 8 | Drizzle | 0.5 m |
| 16:00Wed | SW | 5 | 20 | Raining | 0.7 m |
| 19:00Wed | SW | 6 | 24 | Drizzle | 1.1 m |
| 22:00Wed | W | 7 | 28 | Drizzle | 1.4 m |
| 01:00Thu | WSW | 6 | 21 | Drizzle | 1.1 m |
| 04:00Thu | SW | 5 | 17 | Dry | 0.8 m |
| 07:00Thu | SW | 3 | 10 | Dry | 0.5 m |
| 10:00Thu | WSW | 3 | 11 | Dry | 0.4 m |
| 13:00Thu | WSW | 4 | 13 | Dry | 0.4 m |
| 19:00Thu | S | 3 | 8 | Dry | 0.4 m |
| 01:00Fri | ESE | 4 | 15 | Drizzle | 0.5 m |
| 07:00Fri | SE | 6 | 22 | Raining | 0.9 m |
| 13:00Fri | ESE | 4 | 12 | Drizzle | 0.6 m |
Outlook: days 4–7coarser sample, less certain
| Time | Direction | Force | Knots | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00Fri | WNW | 7 | 29 | Raining | 0.8 m |
| 01:00Sat | WNW | 6 | 24 | Dry | 1.4 m |
| 07:00Sat | W | 5 | 19 | Dry | 1.1 m |
| 13:00Sat | SW | 5 | 18 | Dry | 0.9 m |
| 19:00Sat | S | 6 | 21 | Raining | 0.9 m |
| 01:00Sun | WSW | 6 | 23 | Drizzle | 0.9 m |
| 06:00Sun | WSW | 6 | 23 | Dry | 1.1 m |
| 12:00Sun | W | 6 | 26 | Dry | 1.3 m |
| 18:00Sun | W | 6 | 21 | Drizzle | 1.1 m |
| 00:00Mon | WSW | 5 | 16 | Dry | 0.8 m |
| 06:00Mon | SW | 4 | 13 | Dry | 0.6 m |
| 12:00Mon | SSE | 4 | 15 | Drizzle | 0.6 m |
| 18:00Mon | SSW | 6 | 24 | Drizzle | 1.0 m |
| 00:00Tue | SSW | 7 | 29 | Dry | 1.3 m |
| 06:00Tue | WSW | 6 | 23 | Drizzle | 1.2 m |
| 12:00Tue | WSW | 5 | 18 | Dry | 0.9 m |
Rows past the first three days are an outlook, not a forecast — the model publishes them at half the resolution and they are far more likely to change before the day arrives.
⚠️ A 0.25° grid is roughly one cell for this coast. These are the conditions over the area, not the wind in a particular creek. A forecast is not an observation, and this one is a snapshot taken when the page was built — check a live marine forecast before going afloat. Contains modified Copernicus/ECMWF forecast data.
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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.
The incoming tide here travels faster than walking pace
The RNLI warn that the large tidal range off west and north Norfolk means the incoming tide can travel at well over walking pace. The danger is most acute on high spring tides, when the sea goes out much further but comes back in much faster.
Hunstanton is one of the region’s busiest lifeboat stations, and many of its roughly 40 launches a year are to people cut off by the tide. In one rescue, two of the three people cut off did not realise it had happened.
If you find yourself cut off, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Do not try to wade across any gully or creek that is filling with water.
How this time is worked out
Every time on this page is high water at Immingham, shifted by 10 minutes for Hunstanton, and published as a ±40 minute window.
Worked out from nearby coast. Not checked against a tide gauge directly, and The Wash does not behave like the North Norfolk creeks — treat this timing as a rough guide and read the safety notes below. Derived from Wells’ gauge-measured, tide-size-dependent correction, 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 Hunstanton
Hunstanton Watersports
Kitesurfing school and paddleboard hire/lessons on the Wash, operating over 15 years.
Searles Leisure Resort
Family-run holiday resort with pools, golf, dining and entertainment on the Hunstanton coast.
Searles Sea Tours (The Wash Monster)
Amphibious seal-safari and coastal tours in ex-military LARC vessels, running since 1929, departing the promenade.
World of Fun
Britain's largest joke shop, family-run on the Hunstanton seafront since 1978.
East Coast Gelato
Multi-award-winning Italian-style handcrafted gelato, made in Hunstanton with parlours along the coast.
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What the tide allows here
All activities- Kitesurfing
Next window here
07:36–11:36
Wed 21 Oct
- Beach walking
Next window here
07:35–11:36
Wed 21 Oct
- Birdwatching
Next window here
13:11–16:41
Wed 21 Oct
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.