Ocean sounds

Slow waves rolling in and out. Press Play to start.

About Still Water

Still Water is a calm space for breathing exercises, guided meditation and sleep. Check in with your mood before and after each session, build a gentle streak, and keep a short journal of reflections.

Is Still Water free?

Yes. Every breathing exercise, four meditations including Anxiety SOS, a sleep story, the white noise and sleep sounds mixer (white, pink and brown noise, rain, ocean, fan, wind, fire and birdsong) and the silent timer are free, with no ads and no account. Still Water Pro is an optional one-time upgrade ($4.99) that unlocks the full meditation and story library and 10 to 20-minute sessions.

What breathing exercises are included?

Box breathing, 4-7-8, coherent breathing, the physiological sigh and Relax 4-6. A glowing orb grows as you breathe in and softens as you breathe out, with optional voice cues.

Who narrates the meditations and sleep stories?

Sessions and stories are original scripts read by your device's built-in voice, over a soundscape you choose. With Still Water Pro, many meditations also come in 10, 15 and 20-minute versions.

Can I mix my own background sounds?

Yes. The Sounds tab mixes white, pink and brown noise, rain, ocean, fan, wind, fire and birdsong, all made live in your browser. Save your mixes, play one under a meditation, and set a sleep timer that fades everything out gently. Still Water Pro adds a stream, distant thunder, crickets, a heartbeat, a soft hum and a night train, unlimited saved mixes and 90-minute and until-morning timers.

Does Still Water play white noise and brown noise for sleep?

Yes. White, pink and brown noise are free, along with rain, ocean waves and a fan. Each is generated live in your browser and loops without a gap, and the sleep timer (15 to 60 minutes free) fades it out gently.

Is there a plain meditation timer?

Yes. The silent timer is unguided, with bells to begin and end and optional interval bells along the way.

Is my data private?

Yes. Your mood check-ins, streaks, sessions and journal stay on this device with no account. You can back them up to a file and restore them later.

About Ocean sounds

Ocean waves rise and fall slowly, and many people find it easy to let their breathing follow them. Still Water's waves are made live in your browser, with no recording, and loop without a gap. For a fuller sound, the Ocean night mix adds a sea breeze and a little brown noise.

How to use it

Press Play in the card above. Browsers only start sound after a tap, so nothing plays until you do.
Set the Volume, or tap other tiles to mix in more sounds. Each tile has its own slider.
Set a sleep timer (15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes) if you'd like it to fade out gently on its own.
Like the mix? Save mix keeps it on this device, and Share copies a link to it.

Keep this tab open while it plays. iPhone and iPad may pause web audio when the screen locks: tap the moon for Sleep mode, a dim, near-black screen that keeps the sound going, and keep the phone on charge.

Good for

Winding down and falling asleep
Slow breathing: breathe in as a wave rolls in, out as it pulls back
A calm background for reading or work
Bringing a holiday mood home

Questions

Are these ocean waves or white noise?

Waves: a rush of surf that swells and fades on a slow cycle, rather than the steady hiss of white noise.

Can I add wind or rain?

Yes. Tap the Wind or Rain tile to add it, or play the Ocean night mix for waves, a sea breeze and soft brown noise.

Will it play all night?

It plays until you stop it, or set the sleep timer for 15 to 60 minutes and it fades out gently. Longer timers and until-morning are in Still Water Pro.

More sounds

White noise Brown noise Pink noise Rain sounds Ocean sounds Fan noise Thunderstorm sounds Fireplace sounds Wind sounds Birds chirping Sleep sounds White noise for babies Brown noise for focus Sleep timer

Every sound is free to try in the full Still Water app, along with breathing exercises, guided meditations and sleep stories. About Still Water lists everything that is free and what Pro adds.