Horsey Beach

Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Paid parking

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:40 pm

Now
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

9 am
2.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

10 am
2.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

11 am
2.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor

12 pm
1.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor

1 pm
1.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor

2 pm
2.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

3 pm
2.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

4 pm
1.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

5 pm
2.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 13°C55°F
Water: 14°C57°F
Wind: 2314 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 3522 km/hmph
Waves: 1.4 m5 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 92%
Sunset: 5:40 pm

Today

1.7PoorNow2314

2.0Poor9 am1912

2.2Poor10 am2314

2.0Poor11 am2616

1.9Poor12 pm2113

1.7Poor1 pm2314

2.2Poor2 pm127

2.3Poor3 pm74

1.6Poor4 pm1912

2.0Poor5 pm117

Sat

2.8Poor8 am3220

3.8Poor9 am2717

2.9Poor10 am2817

3.1Poor11 am2717

3.4Poor12 pm2415

3.2Poor1 pm2717

2.6Poor2 pm2817

1.6Poor3 pm3019

1.2Poor4 pm3321

1.1Poor5 pm3723

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 1 pm, -1.9 m6 ft
High 7 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
Low 1 am, -1.2 m4 ft
High 6 am, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sun4.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 60 km/h37 mph, rain 12%
Mon3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 53 km/h33 mph, rain 66%
Tue3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 23%
Wed5.5 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 6%
Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Horsey Beach

From Wikipedia

Horsey Beach, also known as Horsey Gap or Horsey Dunes, is a beach on the east coast of Norfolk, England. It is owned by the National Trust and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It contains Horsey Dunes, one of the largest dune systems in Norfolk. To the south is the adjacent SSSI Winterton Dunes - it is possible to walk from one to the other.
The site is notable for a large colony of grey seals which breed there each winter.

Source: Horsey Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 350 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 660 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town: 1.3 km0.8 miHorsey (village)
Nearest airport: 27 km17 miNorwich Airport (NWI)

Nearby places

PoppylandsFood and drink
660 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Cart Gap9.1 km5.7 mi north-west away
3.3 Poor tomorrow