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Old Hunstanton
Wide flat west-facing sand beach on The Wash — one of the UK's classic kitesurfing and kite-buggy beaches, with miles of room at lower tides. Launch on the sand to the left of the RNLI building. Rideable on most tides; little beach left at high water on big springs, and the cliffs make it gusty at high water in a SW. Over 2.5 h from London — not a day-trip spot for most.
Next 7 days at Old HunstantonLighter option: Wed 17 Jun ~14 kt — possible on larger kites (14 m+).
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
Marginal — light wind, peak 11 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 11 kt from NNE around 18:00–21:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
10:00
8 kt
13 kt
↘ NNW
96%
—
11:00
6 kt
11 kt
↓ NNW
96%
—
12:00
4 kt
8 kt
↓ N
100%
—
13:00
3 kt
8 kt
↙ NE
99%
14°C
14:00
3 kt
8 kt
↙ NE
96%
14°C
15:00
3 kt
8 kt
↙ NE
87%
14°C
16:00
4 kt
9 kt
↙ NNE
92%
14°C
17:00
5 kt
10 kt
↙ NNE
95%
14°C
18:00
10 kt
16 kt
↙ NNE
40%
14°C
19:00
11 kt
17 kt
↓ NNE
34%
13°C
20:00
10 kt
16 kt
↓ NNE
21%
13°C
21:00
10 kt
16 kt
↓ NNE
21%
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
Not kiteable today — wind from ENE. Peak 13 kt from ENE (15:00–21:00 BST). This is not a working direction at Old Hunstanton — working dirs: SSW / SW / WSW / W / WNW / NW …. Unusual west-facing east-coast beach; SE/E/NE are offshore.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
6 kt
12 kt
↓ N
100%
11°C
09:00
5 kt
10 kt
↙ NNE
100%
12°C
12:00
8 kt
17 kt
↙ NNE
44%
14°C
15:00
11 kt
19 kt
↙ NE
81%
15°C
18:00
12 kt
20 kt
← ENE
99%
16°C
21:00
11 kt
16 kt
← ESE
100%
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 SW (20:00 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
9%
13°C
09:00
3 kt
8 kt
↗ SW
51%
14°C
12:00
3 kt
9 kt
↙ NE
94%
15°C
15:00
1 kt
8 kt
↖ SSE
84%
17°C
18:00
4 kt
10 kt
↗ SW
95%
19°C
21:00
7 kt
9 kt
↗ SSW
97%
18°C
Wed 17 Jun
LW 03:15 1.2m HW 08:25 7.3m LW 15:45 0.7m HW 21:10 7.2m
Low-wind specialist day — peak 15 kt. Peak 15 kt from SW around 07:00–19:00 BST. Sessionable on a 14–17 m kite + big board for experienced riders.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
11 kt
18 kt
↑ SSW
92%
15°C
09:00
13 kt
21 kt
↗ SW
89%
16°C
12:00
14 kt
23 kt
↗ SW
65%
18°C
15:00
13 kt
22 kt
↗ SW
62%
19°C
18:00
13 kt
19 kt
↗ SW
39%
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
15 kt
↗ WSW
31%
14°C
10:00
9 kt
14 kt
↗ SW
36%
17°C
13:00
8 kt
12 kt
↗ SW
76%
19°C
16:00
6 kt
10 kt
↗ SSW
45%
20°C
19:00
8 kt
11 kt
← E
80%
20°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 7 kt. Peak wind only 7 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
10 kt
↑ S
43%
17°C
10:00
5 kt
8 kt
↑ SSW
66%
20°C
13:00
6 kt
10 kt
↑ S
87%
22°C
16:00
6 kt
13 kt
↑ S
99%
21°C
19:00
7 kt
10 kt
↖ SE
25%
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
Marginal — light wind, peak 11 kt. Light-wind day. Peak 11 kt from SW around 07:00–19:00 BST. Big-kite specialists (14–17 m) only — most kiters won't get planing.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
9 kt
14 kt
↗ WSW
93%
17°C
10:00
7 kt
8 kt
↗ SW
96%
19°C
13:00
9 kt
15 kt
→ WSW
18%
21°C
16:00
11 kt
13 kt
↗ SW
95%
21°C
19:00
9 kt
13 kt
↘ NW
2%
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.