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Brancaster Beach

Big tidal sandy beach in North Norfolk beside the Royal West Norfolk Golf Club. Flat-water lagoons fill around 2/3 tide; experienced riders only — the tide floods fast across the sandflats and cut-off is a real danger. National Trust launch zone is west of the golf clubhouse; on the water stay west of the line to the shipwreck. Over 2.5 h from London — not a day-trip spot for most.

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Region
Norfolk
Skill level
Experienced only (tidal cut-off risk)
Best tide window
Mid (flat around 2/3 tide); fast flooding tide — cut-off danger, experienced only
Windguru
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Tide station
Hunstanton
Tide data
UKHO Admiralty — 7-day coverage (BST)
Wind data
Multi-model composite: AROME-FR 1.3km + UKV 2km own the first 60 h; ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS extend to the end of day 7
Last updated
Page rebuilt: 14 June 2026 14:52 BST
Forecast data: 14 June 2026 12:42 BST
Tide data: 14 June 2026 12:42 BST

Next 7 days at Brancaster BeachLighter option: Mon 15 Jun ~11 kt — marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils.

Windguru forecast

7-day forecast

Wind scale: <10 10–11 12–13 14–15 16–19 20–29 30+ kt ⚠

Multi-model composite: the first 60 hours come from AROME-FR 1.3km and UKV 2km (AROME first, UKV filling its gaps); beyond 60 h the best available of HARM-DK 2km → ICON 2.2km → Zephr-HD 2.6km → IFS-HRES 9km → GFS 13km extends the table to the end of day 7. Temperature blended from GFS. Tides from UKHO Admiralty (BST, 7-day window). Always verify on Windguru.

Sun 14 Jun

HW 06:00 6.8m LW 13:00 1.3m HW 18:20 7.1m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 9 kt. Peak wind only 9 kt from N (10:00–21:00 BST). Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider — big-kite specialists may still find ~30 minutes around the peak.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
10:00
8 kt
15 kt
↘ NNW
92%
—
11:00
7 kt
14 kt
↘ NNW
94%
—
12:00
6 kt
12 kt
↓ N
99%
—
13:00
4 kt
11 kt
↓ N
94%
14°C
14:00
3 kt
10 kt
↓ N
94%
14°C
15:00
4 kt
11 kt
↓ N
80%
14°C
16:00
5 kt
11 kt
↓ N
91%
14°C
17:00
6 kt
13 kt
↓ NNE
96%
14°C
18:00
8 kt
15 kt
↓ NNE
42%
13°C
19:00
9 kt
15 kt
↓ N
32%
13°C
20:00
9 kt
15 kt
↓ N
38%
13°C
21:00
9 kt
14 kt
↓ N
27%
12°C

Mon 15 Jun

LW 01:30 1.2m HW 06:50 7.0m LW 14:00 1.0m HW 19:20 7.2m
Marginal — light wind, peak 11 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 11 kt from E around 14:00–21:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
6 kt
11 kt
↓ N
100%
11°C
09:00
4 kt
10 kt
↓ NNE
100%
12°C
12:00
7 kt
16 kt
↙ NE
60%
14°C
15:00
10 kt
18 kt
↙ NE
78%
14°C
18:00
11 kt
19 kt
← E
98%
15°C
21:00
10 kt
16 kt
← ESE
99%
14°C

Tue 16 Jun

LW 02:25 1.2m HW 07:40 7.2m LW 15:00 0.8m HW 20:15 7.3m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 7 kt. Peak wind only 7 kt from ESE (06:00 BST). Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider — big-kite specialists may still find ~30 minutes around the peak.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
5 kt
10 kt
↖ SE
13%
13°C
09:00
2 kt
8 kt
↑ SSW
60%
14°C
12:00
3 kt
11 kt
↙ NE
94%
16°C
15:00
1 kt
9 kt
↗ SW
88%
17°C
18:00
4 kt
9 kt
↗ SW
87%
18°C
21:00
5 kt
8 kt
↗ SSW
98%
17°C

Wed 17 Jun

LW 03:15 1.2m HW 08:25 7.3m LW 15:45 0.7m HW 21:10 7.2m
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 15 kt from SW (09:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Brancaster Beach — working dirs: W / WNW / NW / NNW / N / NNE …. S/SE are offshore.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
18 kt
↗ SSW
89%
15°C
09:00
13 kt
23 kt
↗ SW
89%
16°C
12:00
14 kt
25 kt
↗ SW
67%
18°C
15:00
13 kt
23 kt
↗ SW
53%
19°C
18:00
12 kt
20 kt
↗ SW
38%
19°C

Thu 18 Jun

LW 04:00 1.2m HW 09:10 7.3m LW 16:35 0.7m HW 22:00 7.0m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 10 kt. Peak wind only 10 kt from WSW (07:00–10:00 BST). Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider — big-kite specialists may still find ~30 minutes around the peak.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
10 kt
16 kt
↗ WSW
27%
14°C
10:00
9 kt
16 kt
↗ SW
54%
16°C
13:00
8 kt
14 kt
↗ SW
84%
19°C
16:00
3 kt
9 kt
↑ SSW
73%
20°C
19:00
8 kt
13 kt
← E
78%
19°C

Fri 19 Jun

LW 04:40 1.4m HW 10:00 7.2m LW 17:15 0.8m HW 22:50 6.8m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 6 kt. Peak wind only 6 kt from SE (19:00 BST). Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider — big-kite specialists may still find ~30 minutes around the peak.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
6 kt
9 kt
↑ S
48%
17°C
10:00
4 kt
9 kt
↗ SW
61%
20°C
13:00
4 kt
12 kt
↑ S
90%
22°C
16:00
4 kt
12 kt
↑ SSE
98%
21°C
19:00
6 kt
10 kt
↖ SE
20%
23°C

Sat 20 Jun

LW 05:20 1.7m HW 10:45 6.9m LW 18:00 1.1m HW 23:45 6.4m
Not kiteable today — wind from SW. Peak 11 kt from SW (07:00–19:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Brancaster Beach — working dirs: W / WNW / NW / NNW / N / NNE …. S/SE are offshore.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
9 kt
15 kt
↗ WSW
85%
17°C
10:00
7 kt
9 kt
↗ WSW
98%
19°C
13:00
10 kt
17 kt
→ WSW
12%
21°C
16:00
11 kt
15 kt
↗ SW
91%
21°C
19:00
8 kt
13 kt
↘ NW
3%
19°C
Tide times: UKHO Admiralty predictions via Admiralty Tidal API. Times in BST, rounded to nearest 5 min. Wind & temperature: Windguru multi-model composite (AROME-FR + UKV 2km for the first 60 h, then ICON / Zephr-HD / IFS-HRES / GFS out to day 7). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Important: Forecasts are model-derived and may change. Always verify on Windguru and check local tide tables before you go. LKSA accepts no liability for decisions made based on this forecast.