Overview

Sea Palling is a coastal village in Norfolk with a sandy beach protected by artificial offshore reefs. These breakwaters create calmer water zones behind them. The spot faces east towards the North Sea.

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Spot forecast for Sea Palling

Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 17:48

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 01:28 · 3 m Low tide 10:31 · 1.7 m High tide 16:57 · 2.8 m Low tide 20:38 · 2.1 m High tide 21:22 · 2.1 m Low tide 22:46 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:48 · 3.1 m Low tide 11:26 · 1.5 m High tide 17:46 · 3 m Low tide 23:40 · 1.9 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:32 · 3.3 m Low tide 12:11 · 1.2 m High tide 18:25 · 3.2 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 00:25 · 1.7 m High tide 06:01 · 3.4 m Low tide 12:50 · 1 m High tide 18:54 · 3.4 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 01:03 · 1.5 m High tide 06:20 · 3.6 m Low tide 13:24 · 0.8 m High tide 19:12 · 3.6 m

Sea Palling: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

289h

in May · 24 rideable days

The season runs from March to September, peaking in May: 19 rideable days a month and 289 hours of usable wind, at 17 °C. The low point is January, at 8.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 25%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 7 °C. The wettest month is July, with 118 mm.

Monthly averages: Sea Palling

Monthly averages — Sea Palling — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	8.5	56 h	7 °C	70 mm
February	10.0	91 h	9 °C	97 mm
March	17.5	150 h	11 °C	37 mm
April	20.5	219 h	12 °C	53 mm
May	24.0	289 h	15 °C	81 mm
June	16.0	156 h	19 °C	54 mm
July	23.5	198 h	21 °C	118 mm
August	15.5	163 h	22 °C	20 mm
September	17.0	170 h	18 °C	74 mm
October	9.5	84 h	15 °C	68 mm
November	9.0	77 h	10 °C	101 mm
December	9.5	75 h	9 °C	51 mm

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Technical details of Sea Palling spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, NNW.

Depending on conditions: ESE, SE, NW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Pay car park at the end of the village main road. Direct beach access.

Hazards

Artificial offshore reefs — do not approach them. Currents between the reefs. Coastal erosion. Swimming zone in summer.

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