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Brancaster Staithe tide times

Channel out past the mussel beds toward Scolt Head. A favourite for sailing and crabbing on the tide.

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BST ±30 min

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Tide size
6.0 m
size of tide, not depth here · at Immingham
Tide
Neap
Wind then
Force 4 W · 14 kn

The next high tide at Brancaster Staithe is 12:58 BST ±30 min on Sat 5 Sept.

Next 48 hours

00:3112:5801:4714:38 07:13 19:51 08:42 21:29 Sat06:0012:0018:00Sun06:0012:0018:00Mon
Shape, not depth. This traces the tide’s rise and fall — not a ruler on the water. Heights are the size of the tide, not the depth of the water here: metres above chart datum at our Immingham reference, carried to this port by a time offset with no height ratio. The shaded band around each high water is the published ±30-minute accuracy window, not a claimed minute.

Next 7 days

times in BST · high ±30 · low ±60
High and low tide times for Brancaster Staithe over the next seven days, split into early and late, in local time. High waters are accurate to ±30 minutes and low waters to ±60 minutes. Heights are metres above chart datum at the Immingham reference, not the depth of water here.
Day Early Late
Sat 05 Sept ☀ 06:14–19:37 Neap 00:31 6.0 m 07:13 low 12:58 6.0 m 19:51 low
Sun 06 Sept ☀ 06:16–19:35 Neap 01:47 5.8 m 08:42 low 14:38 5.7 m 21:29 low
Mon 07 Sept ☀ 06:17–19:32 Neap 03:22 5.8 m 10:27 low 16:33 6.0 m 23:08 low
Tue 08 Sept ☀ 06:19–19:30 Mid 04:45 6.2 m 11:43 low 17:43 6.5 m
Wed 09 Sept ☀ 06:21–19:27 Spring 05:46 6.7 m 00:13 low 18:34 6.9 m 12:39 low
Thu 10 Sept ☀ 06:23–19:25 Spring 06:36 7.2 m 01:04 low 19:17 7.2 m 13:26 low
Fri 11 Sept ☀ 06:24–19:23 Spring 07:21 7.5 m 01:48 low 19:56 7.3 m 14:07 low

Two high waters most days, roughly twelve hours apart. Each high water is accurate to ±30 min. Low water is worked out from the high waters either side of it, so it is a wider estimate — ±60 min — and is shown smaller for that reason. “Spring” tides run higher and faster than “neap”.

Heights are the size of the tide, not the depth of the water here. They are metres above chart datum at Immingham, our reference port — we carry a timing offset to Brancaster Staithe but no height ratio, so a big number does not mean a deep creek.

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Brancaster Staithe with the tide in: rowing boats and fishing boats afloat on flat blue water right up to a shingle spit, people standing at the water’s edge in the sun.

High tide

The channel to Brancaster Staithe at low water, cut down to a shallow trickle winding between banks of mud and shell, with boats sitting aground in the distance.

Low tide

The channel out past the mussel beds, and the same channel at low water. The photographer’s note records that its route is marked by withies — willow branches pushed into the mud. Photographs of Brancaster Staithe: High tide at Brancaster Staithe by John Brightley · Low water channel by Bob Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0

What the tide controls here

At Brancaster Staithe, the tide controls harbour access and whether the quayside car park is a safe place to leave a car.

Parking
The staithe car park goes under water on surge tides. It was submerged in August 2023, with the crab hut still serving as waves lapped its steps. Fakenham & Wells Times →
Flood warnings
The Environment Agency issues tidal flood warnings for this stretch of coast. Check live warnings →

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Dangers here

Specific to this location. The sea is dangerous everywhere on this coast — this is what the tide does here.

Cars get caught in the staithe car park

The staithe car park goes under water. In the August 2023 tidal surge it was submerged completely. If you are parking near a big tide, think about where the water can reach before you walk away.

Fakenham & Wells Times →

How this time is worked out

Every time on this page is high water at Immingham, shifted by 40 minutes for Brancaster Staithe, and published as a ±30 minute window.

Not independently checked. Never checked against a tide gauge — there is no gauge here.

How we work out every time on this site

This is a prediction of the astronomical tide. It cannot know what the weather is doing, and wind, pressure and surge all move real water. It is one input to a decision you make — never the decision itself.

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Things to do at Brancaster Staithe

  • The White Horse

    Gastropub, hotel and marshside bar on the harbour at Brancaster Staithe, with rooms and coastal dining.

  • Marshside

    Seasonal, alfresco bar and grill at The White Horse — cocktails, sharing plates, oysters and lobster with marsh views. Open summer months only.

  • Staithe Smokehouse

    Traditional artisan smokehouse behind The White Horse, hand-smoking salmon, kippers and cod, supplying local restaurants.

  • The Jolly Sailors

    18th-century dog-friendly pub known for real ales, seafood and Monday sea shanty nights.

  • The Fish Shed

    Roadside fishmonger's hut opposite the White Horse, selling fresh local fish, crab, seasonal veg and smoked mackerel.

  • Dalegate Market (Burnham Deepdale)

    Independent shopping and cafe site on the former Deepdale Garage, with a supermarket, Nest Cafe, bike hire and visitor info centre.

  • North Shore

    Paddleboard and watersports hire operator based in Brancaster Staithe.

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Generated 5 September 2026 · TICON-4 harmonic constants via @neaps/tide-database (CC-BY-4.0, Hart-Davis et al., 2025)

What the tide allows here

All activities
  • Paddleboarding

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    09:58–15:58

    Sat 5 Sept

  • Sailing

    Next window here

    09:58–15:58

    Sat 5 Sept

  • Kitesurfing

    Next window here

    09:58–15:58

    Sat 5 Sept

Windows are published by the clubs, harbours and operators named on each activity page — not by us. Always use your own judgement, and ask whoever you are hiring from.