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.

Wells Quay · Port of Wells

Wells-next-the-Sea Tide Times Today

Today’s high tides for Wells-next-the-Sea are 01:59 and 15:21. Low waters are 09:37 and 22:18. Times are shown in BST.

Updated 5 October 2026 at 12:15

Today’s highs and lows

High water01:59 · 1.95 m · 15:21 · 1.98 m

Low water09:37 · -1.31 m · 22:18 · -0.83 m

A neap tide — less range, quieter streams.

Wells-next-the-Sea · Tide Times

Good midday for a sail

Next high water

15:21

1.98 m

Harbour window

13:51 – 16:51

It’s a neap tide (HW 1.98 m) — less water in Wells Harbour. Forecasts suggest partly cloudy.

Forecast conditions

High Water

15:21

1.98 m

Westerly

13 kn

Gusts 19 kn

Waves

0.4 m · Slight

Small neap tide — there won’t be so much water in Wells Harbour to sail.

Wind · Met Office · 12:15

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 Wells Quay for the next 14 days. High water follows the BHA Wells clock. Low water lags longer over the Wells bar. Heights are on the local Wells datum, about 2.4 m below Blakeney Bar figures. Planning only.

14-day tide times for Wells-next-the-Sea
Date	Tide	Time	Height
Mon 5 Oct	High	01:59	1.95 m
Mon 5 Oct	Low	09:37	-1.31 m
Mon 5 Oct	High	15:21	1.98 m
Mon 5 Oct	Low	22:18	-0.83 m
Tue 6 Oct	High	03:41	2.03 m
Tue 6 Oct	Low	11:09	-1.61 m
Tue 6 Oct	High	16:39	2.28 m
Tue 6 Oct	Low	23:38	-1.13 m
Wed 7 Oct	High	04:48	2.43 m
Wed 7 Oct	Low	12:18	-2.10 m
Wed 7 Oct	High	17:40	2.71 m
Thu 8 Oct	Low	00:37	-1.56 m
Thu 8 Oct	High	05:42	2.92 m
Thu 8 Oct	Low	13:13	-2.54 m
Thu 8 Oct	High	18:29	3.08 m
Fri 9 Oct	Low	01:24	-1.97 m
Fri 9 Oct	High	06:28	3.32 m
Fri 9 Oct	Low	13:58	-2.84 m
Fri 9 Oct	High	19:10	3.32 m
Sat 10 Oct	Low	02:04	-2.27 m
Sat 10 Oct	High	07:11	3.57 m
Sat 10 Oct	Low	14:38	-2.95 m
Sat 10 Oct	High	19:47	3.43 m
Sun 11 Oct	Low	02:42	-2.44 m
Sun 11 Oct	High	07:51	3.64 m
Sun 11 Oct	Low	15:16	-2.90 m
Sun 11 Oct	High	20:20	3.42 m
Mon 12 Oct	Low	03:19	-2.49 m
Mon 12 Oct	High	08:29	3.57 m
Mon 12 Oct	Low	15:51	-2.73 m
Mon 12 Oct	High	20:51	3.34 m
Tue 13 Oct	Low	03:55	-2.43 m
Tue 13 Oct	High	09:04	3.39 m
Tue 13 Oct	Low	16:23	-2.48 m
Tue 13 Oct	High	21:21	3.19 m
Wed 14 Oct	Low	04:29	-2.29 m
Wed 14 Oct	High	09:38	3.13 m
Wed 14 Oct	Low	16:53	-2.17 m
Wed 14 Oct	High	21:50	3.01 m
Thu 15 Oct	Low	05:00	-2.08 m
Thu 15 Oct	High	10:10	2.82 m
Thu 15 Oct	Low	17:23	-1.84 m
Thu 15 Oct	High	22:20	2.79 m
Fri 16 Oct	Low	05:32	-1.83 m
Fri 16 Oct	High	10:42	2.47 m
Fri 16 Oct	Low	17:53	-1.48 m
Fri 16 Oct	High	22:51	2.52 m
Sat 17 Oct	Low	06:05	-1.53 m
Sat 17 Oct	High	11:18	2.09 m
Sat 17 Oct	Low	18:28	-1.12 m
Sat 17 Oct	High	23:28	2.21 m
Sun 18 Oct	Low	06:46	-1.21 m
Sun 18 Oct	High	12:06	1.72 m
Sun 18 Oct	Low	19:17	-0.75 m
Mon 19 Oct	High	00:19	1.90 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: Wells high water is BHA Hull Albert Dock + 40 min (+12 min versus Blakeney). Low water keeps a longer lag (+63 min versus the Blakeney low). Heights are shifted −2.4 m onto the local Wells chart datum. Window length still uses the Blakeney-datum height, so a true spring is not treated as a small tide just because the number on the page is lower.
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 Wells-next-the-Sea times

Wells is not a shifted copy of Blakeney. The Blakeney Harbour Association sets Wells high water at Hull Albert Dock + 40 minutes — twelve minutes after the Blakeney clock. That is the high water on this page.

Low water is a different story. The ebb out over the Wells bar takes longer. Morston keeps that lag — about an hour after the Blakeney low — so you are not caught thinking the harbour has already drained when the channel is still running.

Heights look smaller because they are on the local Wells datum, about 2.4 m below the Blakeney Bar numbers. A 5.5 m spring at Blakeney reads around 3.1 m here. It is the same North Sea tide, not a weaker one. The outer harbour, the channel, and the quay still need the Port of Wells in your head: this is a working harbour, not the Pit.

Common questions

Why is low water at Wells so much later than high water suggests?: The ebb has to clear the Wells bar. High water follows the BHA Wells offset. Low water is given a longer lag so the page does not pretend the harbour empties on a Blakeney rhythm.
Why are the heights lower than Blakeney?: Local chart datum, not less tide. Subtract about 2.4 m from a Blakeney Bar height and you are on the Wells scale. Compare springs and neaps by the range, or in the Morston app with Wells selected.
Is this Wells Quay or the outer harbour?: Times are the Wells Quay / BHA Wells clock used for planning in the harbour. The bar and the outer channel are their own problem — wind against the ebb especially.
Is this for navigation?: No. Wells is a commercial harbour. Use Port of Wells guidance, and treat these times as planning only.