Hunstanton - Main Beach (Norfolk) weather

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Forecast days

Overcast.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Hunstanton - Main Beach

    Today (14 April 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    Wind direction and speed
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    23
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    70%
    71%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    16
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    50%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    50%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    18
    S
    18
    S
    19
    S
    19
    S
    20
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    24
    25
    25
    26
    27
    29
    29
    30
    30
    29
    27
    23
    22
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    73%
    76%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    82%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    25
    25
    25
    24
    24
    24
    24
    21
    20
    17
    15
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    18
    18
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    6
    7
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (17 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    9
    S
    8
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    S
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    S
    11
    S
    10
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    S
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    11
    11
    12
    13
    14
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    18
    17
    18
    16
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    80%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    82%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    2
    4
    2
    2
    4
    4
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (18 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    13
    S
    12
    S
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    9
    SW
    8
    WSW
    8
    WSW
    9
    W
    9
    W
    10
    W
    10
    NW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    10
    NW
    11
    NW
    12
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    15
    17
    17
    17
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    19
    18
    15
    15
    15
    15
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    85%
    83%
    78%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    79%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    13
    12
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    3
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    12°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    NNW
    12
    N
    11
    NNE
    12
    NE
    11
    E
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    83%
    84%
    78%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    13
    11
    10
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNE
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    NE
    12
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    16
    ENE
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    18
    20
    21
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    81%
    82%
    83%
    79%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    77%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Tuesday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 14 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 15 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 16 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

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    Tide times

    Friday 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 17 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 19 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 20 April

    Tide times and heights are from Hunstanton tidal station which is 0.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Turning cloudy overnight with rain after midnight

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Any evening brightness will be short-lived as cloud quickly thickens from the west. Mostly dry before midnight but turning breezy. Heavier and more persistent rain spreads northeast after midnight, clearing soon after dawn. Mild. Minimum temperature 11 °C.

    Wednesday:

    Cloudy start, perhaps some early rain in the east. Most parts becoming dry and rather warm, before locally heavy rain and gusty winds move east from late afternoon. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Thursday to Saturday:

    Sunny spells and showers Thursday. Cloudier Friday, but mostly dry, before a weakening band of rain spreads east later. Sunny spells and showers Saturday. Warm in any brighter spells.

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