Today’s high tides for Wells-next-the-Sea are 08:23 and 20:57. Low waters are 03:19 and 15:51. Times are shown in BST.
Updated 29 August 2026 at 14:15
Today’s highs and lows
High water08:23 · 3.35 m · 20:57 · 3.13 m
Low water03:19 · -2.26 m · 15:51 · -2.67 m
A spring tide — more range, stronger flood and ebb.
Wells-next-the-Sea · Tide Times
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Good tide and wind later — though it'll probably rain
Next high water
20:57
3.13 m
Harbour window
18:57 – 20:25
Sunset 19:48 · Twilight 20:25
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Sunset is when the sun dips below the horizon. Twilight is a little later — when the sun is 6° below the horizon and usable light for navigating the harbour effectively stops. When the tide is still in after sunset, the sailing window runs until twilight.
It’s a spring tide (HW 3.13 m) — stronger flood and ebb than on a neap. Forecasts suggest light rain possible during the high tide.
Forecast conditions
High Water
20:57
3.13 m
South-westerly
5 kn
Gusts 11 kn
Waves
0.3 m · Slight
Wind · Met Office · 14:15
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For a harbour or village site. The board stays current — with a quiet link to the app.
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
Sat 29 Aug
Low
03:19
-2.26 m
Sat 29 Aug
High
08:23
3.35 m
Sat 29 Aug
Low
15:51
-2.67 m
Sat 29 Aug
High
20:57
3.13 m
Sun 30 Aug
Low
03:54
-2.40 m
Sun 30 Aug
High
08:58
3.51 m
Sun 30 Aug
Low
16:23
-2.78 m
Sun 30 Aug
High
21:29
3.18 m
Mon 31 Aug
Low
04:27
-2.46 m
Mon 31 Aug
High
09:34
3.60 m
Mon 31 Aug
Low
16:54
-2.80 m
Mon 31 Aug
High
22:02
3.17 m
Tue 1 Sept
Low
04:59
-2.44 m
Tue 1 Sept
High
10:10
3.58 m
Tue 1 Sept
Low
17:27
-2.71 m
Tue 1 Sept
High
22:36
3.06 m
Wed 2 Sept
Low
05:33
-2.31 m
Wed 2 Sept
High
10:50
3.42 m
Wed 2 Sept
Low
18:01
-2.48 m
Wed 2 Sept
High
23:12
2.86 m
Thu 3 Sept
Low
06:10
-2.07 m
Thu 3 Sept
High
11:34
3.10 m
Thu 3 Sept
Low
18:41
-2.09 m
Thu 3 Sept
High
23:55
2.54 m
Fri 4 Sept
Low
06:55
-1.72 m
Fri 4 Sept
High
12:26
2.65 m
Fri 4 Sept
Low
19:34
-1.59 m
Sat 5 Sept
High
00:48
2.18 m
Sat 5 Sept
Low
08:00
-1.34 m
Sat 5 Sept
High
13:35
2.19 m
Sat 5 Sept
Low
20:51
-1.12 m
Sun 6 Sept
High
02:08
1.90 m
Sun 6 Sept
Low
09:36
-1.15 m
Sun 6 Sept
High
15:16
1.97 m
Sun 6 Sept
Low
22:28
-0.96 m
Mon 7 Sept
High
03:54
1.91 m
Mon 7 Sept
Low
11:15
-1.38 m
Mon 7 Sept
High
16:46
2.18 m
Mon 7 Sept
Low
23:53
-1.17 m
Tue 8 Sept
High
05:07
2.28 m
Tue 8 Sept
Low
12:32
-1.91 m
Tue 8 Sept
High
17:55
2.63 m
Wed 9 Sept
Low
00:56
-1.57 m
Wed 9 Sept
High
06:04
2.79 m
Wed 9 Sept
Low
13:32
-2.46 m
Wed 9 Sept
High
18:50
3.04 m
Thu 10 Sept
Low
01:46
-1.98 m
Thu 10 Sept
High
06:52
3.25 m
Thu 10 Sept
Low
14:21
-2.88 m
Thu 10 Sept
High
19:36
3.33 m
Fri 11 Sept
Low
02:28
-2.30 m
Fri 11 Sept
High
07:36
3.58 m
Fri 11 Sept
Low
15:06
-3.12 m
Fri 11 Sept
High
20:17
3.47 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.
Wells-next-the-Sea · Tide Times