What is the Morston sailing window?

The Morston sailing window is the usable-light period around high water when harbour sailing at Morston Quay and Blakeney Harbour is typically planned — about ±2 hours around high water. On tides of 5.5 m and above, the window stays open an extra half hour after high water. If the tide is still in after sunset, the window runs until twilight, when usable light for navigating effectively stops.

How are Morston and Blakeney tide times calculated?

Tide times for Morston Quay and Blakeney Harbour are predicted from WorldTides at the Immingham reference station, then shifted by a local knowledge adjustment so they match the harbour clock used on this coast. Heights are on Chart Datum at Blakeney Bar. Times are in Europe/London (BST in summer, GMT in winter). Morston Quay uses the same times as Blakeney Harbour — no extra creek offset.

Are Morston and Blakeney tide times the same?

Morston Quay and Blakeney Harbour use the same locally adjusted tide times on this page, reflecting the harbour clock commonly used for planning around Blakeney Pit. Blakeney Quay may use a different local height or timing adjustment; select Blakeney Quay in the Morston app when planning specifically from the quay.

Can we put Morston tide times on our website?

Yes. Use Embed below the tide board on this page. Paste the snippet onto a harbour or village site and the Morston Today Tide Board stays current, with a quiet link back to Morston.

Is Morston Today for navigation?

No. Morston tide times are for harbour sailing planning only. It is not intended for navigation, and there is no guarantee of accuracy or reliability of the data displayed.

Brancaster Staithe · BSSC

Brancaster Staithe Tide Times Today

Today’s high tides for Brancaster Staithe are 01:31 and 14:53. Low waters are 08:18 and 20:59. Times are shown in BST.

Updated 5 October 2026 at 13:15

Today’s highs and lows

High water01:31 · 0.85 m · 14:53 · 0.88 m

Low water08:18 · -2.41 m · 20:59 · -1.93 m

A neap tide — less range, quieter streams.

Brancaster Staithe · Tide Times

Good midday sailing

Next high water

14:53

0.88 m

Creek window

13:23 – 16:23

It’s a neap tide (HW 0.88 m) — less water in the staithe channel. Forecasts suggest partly cloudy.

Forecast conditions

High Water

14:53

0.88 m

Westerly

13 kn

Gusts 19 kn

Waves

0.4 m · Slight

Small neap tide — there won’t be so much water in the staithe channel to sail.

Wind · Met Office · 13:15

For a harbour or village site. The board stays current — with a quiet link to the app.

Sources · Met Office Weather DataHub · WorldTides · Waves: Open-Meteo

Where the water is now

14-day tide table

Every high and low water at Brancaster Staithe for the next 14 days. About 8 minutes before Burnham Overy, 16 before Blakeney. Heights on the western creek datum. The staithe dries. Planning only.

14-day tide times for Brancaster Staithe
Date	Tide	Time	Height
Mon 5 Oct	High	01:31	0.85 m
Mon 5 Oct	Low	08:18	-2.41 m
Mon 5 Oct	High	14:53	0.88 m
Mon 5 Oct	Low	20:59	-1.93 m
Tue 6 Oct	High	03:13	0.93 m
Tue 6 Oct	Low	09:50	-2.71 m
Tue 6 Oct	High	16:11	1.18 m
Tue 6 Oct	Low	22:19	-2.23 m
Wed 7 Oct	High	04:20	1.33 m
Wed 7 Oct	Low	10:59	-3.20 m
Wed 7 Oct	High	17:12	1.61 m
Wed 7 Oct	Low	23:18	-2.66 m
Thu 8 Oct	High	05:14	1.82 m
Thu 8 Oct	Low	11:54	-3.65 m
Thu 8 Oct	High	18:01	1.98 m
Fri 9 Oct	Low	00:05	-3.07 m
Fri 9 Oct	High	06:00	2.22 m
Fri 9 Oct	Low	12:39	-3.94 m
Fri 9 Oct	High	18:42	2.22 m
Sat 10 Oct	Low	00:45	-3.37 m
Sat 10 Oct	High	06:43	2.47 m
Sat 10 Oct	Low	13:19	-4.05 m
Sat 10 Oct	High	19:19	2.33 m
Sun 11 Oct	Low	01:23	-3.54 m
Sun 11 Oct	High	07:23	2.54 m
Sun 11 Oct	Low	13:57	-4.00 m
Sun 11 Oct	High	19:52	2.32 m
Mon 12 Oct	Low	02:00	-3.59 m
Mon 12 Oct	High	08:01	2.47 m
Mon 12 Oct	Low	14:32	-3.83 m
Mon 12 Oct	High	20:23	2.24 m
Tue 13 Oct	Low	02:36	-3.53 m
Tue 13 Oct	High	08:36	2.29 m
Tue 13 Oct	Low	15:04	-3.58 m
Tue 13 Oct	High	20:53	2.09 m
Wed 14 Oct	Low	03:10	-3.39 m
Wed 14 Oct	High	09:10	2.03 m
Wed 14 Oct	Low	15:34	-3.27 m
Wed 14 Oct	High	21:22	1.91 m
Thu 15 Oct	Low	03:41	-3.18 m
Thu 15 Oct	High	09:42	1.72 m
Thu 15 Oct	Low	16:04	-2.94 m
Thu 15 Oct	High	21:52	1.69 m
Fri 16 Oct	Low	04:13	-2.93 m
Fri 16 Oct	High	10:14	1.37 m
Fri 16 Oct	Low	16:34	-2.58 m
Fri 16 Oct	High	22:23	1.42 m
Sat 17 Oct	Low	04:46	-2.63 m
Sat 17 Oct	High	10:50	0.99 m
Sat 17 Oct	Low	17:09	-2.22 m
Sat 17 Oct	High	23:00	1.11 m
Sun 18 Oct	Low	05:27	-2.31 m
Sun 18 Oct	High	11:38	0.62 m
Sun 18 Oct	Low	17:58	-1.85 m
Sun 18 Oct	High	23:51	0.80 m

How these tide times are calculated

Data source: WorldTides harmonic predictions for the North Sea.
Reference station: Immingham (53.6183°N, 0.1817°W).
Prediction point: Morston Quay, Blakeney Harbour — the same clock as Blakeney, with no extra creek offset.
Datum: Chart Datum (CD) at Blakeney Bar. Heights are 1.4 m below the raw Immingham feed so a typical high water reads around 5 m.
Timezone: Europe/London — BST in summer, GMT in winter.
This harbour: Brancaster Staithe is −16 minutes versus the Blakeney baseline for high and low water (about 8 minutes before Burnham Overy). Heights −3.5 m on the western creek chart datum. Window length uses the Blakeney-datum height.
Local knowledge adjustment: Immingham times are shifted so they match the harbour clock used on this coast. Real tides still vary with wind and pressure.

About these Brancaster Staithe times

Brancaster Staithe is the western end of the harbours Morston keeps. High water here is about sixteen minutes before the Blakeney clock, and about eight minutes before Burnham Overy — the next creek east.

Heights share Overy’s western datum, about 3.5 m below Blakeney Bar. The number on the page will look small if you are used to the Pit. The tide is not. The channel still dries, and the sailing club water is its own clock in local heads — this page is the Morston calibration, not a club noticeboard.

A hard northerly on the Brancaster harbour mouth is a different day to a quiet southerly up the staithe. The creek window is daylight around high water. It is not a deep-water harbour.

Common questions

How does Brancaster differ from Burnham Overy?: Same local height datum. Brancaster high water is about eight minutes earlier. If you trail between the two, switch pages — do not split the difference in your head on a short tide.
Are these Brancaster Staithe Sailing Club times?: They are Morston’s calibration for the staithe, from the same BHA-linked offsets as the app. The club may publish its own. Use one clock and stay on it.
Why do heights look low?: Western creek chart datum, about 3.5 m below Blakeney Bar. A spring still has the range of a spring. The channel still goes dry.
Is this for navigation?: No. Planning only. The harbour mouth and the drying channel need your own eye.