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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.
📏 Tide heights — next 7 days (chart datum at Hunstanton)
| Wed 29 | LW 01:35 1.9m · HW 06:55 6.7m · LW 14:15 1.5m · HW 19:30 6.4m |
| Thu 30 | LW 02:20 1.7m · HW 07:30 6.9m · LW 15:00 1.4m · HW 20:10 6.5m |
| Fri 31 | LW 03:05 1.6m · HW 08:10 7.0m · LW 15:35 1.3m · HW 20:45 6.6m |
| Sat 1 | LW 03:35 1.6m · HW 08:45 7.1m · LW 16:00 1.2m · HW 21:15 6.7m |
| Sun 2 | LW 04:00 1.6m · HW 09:15 7.1m · LW 16:30 1.2m · HW 21:50 6.7m |
| Mon 3 | LW 04:30 1.6m · HW 09:45 7.1m · LW 16:55 1.3m · HW 22:20 6.5m |
| Tue 4 | LW 04:55 1.6m · HW 10:20 7.0m · LW 17:25 1.4m · HW 22:55 6.4m |
No measured beach/groyne height for this spot yet — log a beach report to add one.
🧭 Wind directions
Old Hunstanton — a rare WEST-facing east-coast beach, faces ~WNW into the Wash. Onshore SW-through-N (via W); E is offshore over the land. FAR spot (data only).
green = works (brightest = side-on) · blue = cross-shore · orange = side-off / unproven (care) · red = offshore, never · grey = excluded locally
Next 7 days at Old HunstantonLighter option: Tue 4 Aug ~15 kt — viable — a powered-down 12 m session.
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.
Wed 29 Jul
LW 01:35 1.9m HW 06:55 6.7m LW 14:15 1.5m HW 19:30 6.4m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 6 kt. Peak wind only 6 kt from SSW in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
15:00
6 kt
10 kt
↑ SSW
7%
28°C
16:00
4 kt
9 kt
↗ SSW
23%
28°C
17:00
2 kt
7 kt
↗ SW
42%
28°C
18:00
4 kt
8 kt
→ W
27%
27°C
19:00
4 kt
7 kt
→ W
29%
26°C
20:00
4 kt
6 kt
↗ SW
11%
25°C
21:00
5 kt
7 kt
↗ SSW
11%
24°C
Thu 30 Jul
LW 02:20 1.7m HW 07:30 6.9m LW 15:00 1.4m HW 20:10 6.5m
Marginal — ~11 kt, big kites only. Peak ~11 kt W in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
10 kt
14 kt
→ WSW
69%
18°C
09:00
10 kt
14 kt
→ WSW
75%
20°C
12:00
10 kt
15 kt
→ W
90%
21°C
15:00
9 kt
12 kt
↘ NNW
59%
21°C
18:00
6 kt
9 kt
↙ NE
32%
20°C
21:00
3 kt
6 kt
→ W
5%
19°C
Fri 31 Jul
LW 03:05 1.6m HW 08:10 7.0m LW 15:35 1.3m HW 20:45 6.6m
Sub-kiteable — peak only 8 kt. Peak wind only 8 kt from ENE in the tide window. Below the kiteable threshold for almost every rider.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
10 kt
14 kt
↓ NNW
21%
16°C
09:00
7 kt
11 kt
↓ N
2%
17°C
12:00
6 kt
8 kt
← ENE
1%
18°C
15:00
7 kt
10 kt
← ENE
39%
20°C
18:00
6 kt
10 kt
↙ ENE
18%
21°C
21:00
6 kt
9 kt
← E
9%
20°C
Sat 1 Aug
LW 03:35 1.6m HW 08:45 7.1m LW 16:00 1.2m HW 21:15 6.7m
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt W in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
06:00
7 kt
13 kt
↘ WNW
2%
17°C
09:00
7 kt
12 kt
→ W
1%
18°C
12:00
6 kt
11 kt
→ WSW
57%
20°C
15:00
10 kt
15 kt
→ W
69%
22°C
18:00
9 kt
13 kt
→ WSW
28%
22°C
21:00
9 kt
13 kt
↘ WNW
6%
21°C
Sun 2 Aug
LW 04:00 1.6m HW 09:15 7.1m LW 16:30 1.2m HW 21:50 6.7m
Not kiteable today — wind from E. Peak 14 kt from E is offshore (blows straight out to sea) at Old Hunstanton. Working directions here: SSW / SW / WSW / W / WNW / NW ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
7 kt
11 kt
↓ N
95%
16°C
10:00
5 kt
10 kt
↓ NNE
88%
18°C
13:00
8 kt
14 kt
↙ NE
99%
19°C
16:00
10 kt
16 kt
↙ ENE
100%
19°C
19:00
14 kt
17 kt
← E
100%
19°C
Mon 3 Aug
LW 04:30 1.6m HW 09:45 7.1m LW 16:55 1.3m HW 22:20 6.5m
Not kiteable today — wind from ENE. Peak 18 kt from ENE is cross-offshore (side-off) at Old Hunstanton. Working directions here: SSW / SW / WSW / W / WNW / NW ….
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
15 kt
20 kt
← ENE
89%
18°C
10:00
18 kt
23 kt
← ENE
80%
20°C
13:00
18 kt
24 kt
↙ ENE
77%
21°C
16:00
18 kt
25 kt
↙ ENE
100%
20°C
19:00
18 kt
25 kt
↙ ENE
100%
18°C
Tue 4 Aug
LW 04:55 1.6m HW 10:20 7.0m LW 17:25 1.4m HW 22:55 6.4m
Marginal — ~10 kt, big kites only. Peak ~10 kt NW in the tide window. marginal — big kites (15 m+)/foils — most riders won't get planing; 15 m+/foil specialists only.
Time
Wind
Gust
Dir
Cloud
Temp
07:00
15 kt
20 kt
← ENE
65%
18°C
10:00
15 kt
19 kt
← ENE
100%
18°C
13:00
11 kt
15 kt
↓ NNW
56%
19°C
16:00
7 kt
6 kt
↓ N
100%
17°C
19:00
10 kt
14 kt
↘ NW
49%
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.