Although the whale is just 300 to 400 yards from the shoreline, rescuers have said the whale is still alive.
Mike Puplett, of the UK Coastguard, is urging locals to keep a safe distance from the scene.
He told Sky News: "They are well out of the area they should be and it is difficult to assume why they are coming ashore.
"Sperm whales, if that is indeed what it is, tends to inhabit deeper waters than the North Sea."
The latest report follows the death of a sperm whale in Hunstanton on Thursday, despite efforts to save it.
Sealife experts had said the 46ft bull's chances of survival had not been good, and organ failure was a major risk as its immense weight - normally supported by the sea - could have damaged its insides.
It was the 30th sperm whale to die in the North Sea this year - with others also found washed up in France, Germany and The Netherlands.
Experts believe the male whales normally live off the west coast of Norway, but they may have taken a wrong turn as they headed south to find female companions.
Another theory is that they could have been lured by food.
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