Morston

The essential North Norfolk sailing companion - Morston & Blakeney tide times, live wind & weather, Sailing Race & buoy guidance, full Apple Watch & widget support.

Discover the free essential app for anyone wanting to sail in Blakeney Pit - and for those who want to explore, boat, or just live along the North Norfolk coast. Morston brings you real-time and forecasted tide times from two selectable tide sources, wind conditions - both predicted and live - weather, and live Blakeney Pit, harbour and weather-buoy data, all in a beautiful, modern interface inspired by Apple's design language.

Key Features:

Morston Today:

• Daily summary of High Tide Sailing window with timings, conditions and summary
• Adjustable settings for sailors of different abilities suited to different conditions and different mooring positions

Accurate Tide Times

• Up-to-date tide predictions for Blakeney Bar, Blakeney Quay, Morston Quay, Brancaster, Wells, Burnham Overy and Cley-next-the-Sea - calibrated to the Blakeney Harbour Association tide tables, with local adjustments based on official guides and local knowledge.
• Two week Tide Forecast
• Tides on any chosen day up to 10 years ahead
• Tide planner and visual Spring/Neap scrollable wave form for planning

Forecasts:

• 3 Live wind/weather/wave stations from Blakeney Pit
• 3 selectable weather forecasts - Apple, Met Office or NOAA GFS
• Blended 'Morston Forecast' of live data feeds and weather forecast models

Tide Source Choice

• Choose your preferred reference feed - Hull Albert Dock or Immingham - and Morston keeps the local times consistent between them.

Cockle Race Mode - Everything you need to race a Cockle in Blakeney Harbour:

• GPS-surveyed racing buoy locations, mapped on the water
• Chalk-board course entry, just like the race officer writes it (13P, 14S, 17S…)
• 6-minute start timer with haptic and audio alerts at 3 minutes, 1 minute, 30 seconds and a final countdown
• Live distance, bearing and compass guidance to the next mark — and it keeps working with your phone locked in your pocket
• Automatic buoy alerts: a buzz on your wrist as you approach each mark, with the port/starboard rounding at a glance
• Full Apple Watch support - the watch stays awake for the whole race with live guidance, lap count and elapsed time
• My Boat profile with a live Cockle illustration showing your name, sail number and strake colour
• Automatic Race Log, VMG, with shareable results and an iCloud club leaderboard
• The complete Stiffkey Cockle Club Racing Programme 2026, with start times, high water and tide heights, built in for members' reference
• 4-Hour Sailing Window & 10-Day Weather Forecasts Powered by Apple WeatherKit, Morston delivers detailed forecasts — wind speed, direction, gusts, temperature, plus wave and swell conditions — so you can plan your trips with confidence.

Live Harbour Data

• Real-time wind, temperature and pressure readings from the Blakeney Pit, Harbour and Blakeney Overfall buoys.

Apple Watch Support

• Weather, tides, wind and tender-afloat times on your wrist, full Race Mode support, and Siri integration.

Widget Support

• Home-screen widgets - 3 sizes - with weather, tides, wind and tender-afloat times.

Custom Timings for Boaters

• See exactly when your tender will be afloat and when to leave to walk out to your boat, with customisable lead times for both.
• 'Bail out Your Boat' alerts after significant rainfall
• High Tide and Great Tides alerts

Customisable Icons for those who prefer the look of their boat on the iPhone icon

Location & Webcam Selector

• Switch easily between key North Norfolk locations and see instantly updated tide, webcam and weather data.

Personalised Settings

• Metric or imperial units, your own timing preferences, and data refresh control — all in a clean, collapsible Settings menu.

Support for the Community

• Morston is free to use. If you find it helpful, please consider donating to the Blakeney Harbour Association to support their vital volunteer work.

Disclaimer: Morston is for reference only and must not be used for navigation or safety-critical decisions.