# Morston

> Tide times & Weather Forecasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747361108](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747361108)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6747361108`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Edward Clark
- **Category:** Weather
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2025-06-17
- **Size:** 64 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/morston/id6747361108)
- **Website:** [http://www.morston.app](http://www.morston.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.slowyoudown.com/privacy-policy](https://www.slowyoudown.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #1,055,479 — Overall

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6747361108)
