Tide table for tonight
Relaxing sleep music that ebbs as you drift off.
Free, instrumental Purrple Cat lofi for falling asleep. Choose how long to listen and the music is arranged like a tide going out: each track a little softer than the one before, then a slow fade at low water.
Press Start and the high and low water times appear here.
Five tides
Tide tables
Every set is sorted from its least soft track to its softest, so the end of the set is always the quietest part. 77 tracks in all.
| Set | Tracks | Length | Softness | Ebb | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slack WaterThe stillest water in the catalogue: the 14 softest Purrple Cat tracks we measured, for nights when every sound feels loud. | 14 | 43 min | 65 → 86 | ||
| Moonlit ShoreStarlit beaches, distant ships and slow water from Sea of Stars, Oasis and Pelagic Journey. | 16 | 44 min | 37 → 65 | ||
| Under the CoversThe whole of Sleep Tight (2025), Purrple Cat’s bedtime album, reordered so it gets softer with every track. | 14 | 42 min | 33 → 61 | ||
| Forest HushNight in the woods: Endless Forest, House in the Woods, Tranquil Trails and the fireflies of Mellow Skies. | 15 | 44 min | 44 → 69 | ||
| Cloud DriftFloating above the clouds and out past the planets: Above the Clouds, Multiverse and a few City Nights stars. | 18 | 55 min | 40 → 60 |
How the ebb works
- Measured, not guessed. Each track has a softness score from 0 to 100, worked out from the audio: how soft the attacks are, how often the loudness jumps, how warm the tone is and how slow the tempo is.
- Softest last. Sets play in rising softness, so your ears settle a little more with every track instead of being surprised by a bright one at the end.
- Low water. With the timer on, the last minute fades out slowly and the music stops. No alarm, no chime.
Questions
- What makes music relaxing for sleep?
- Slow tempos, soft attacks, few sudden jumps in loudness and warm, low-brightness sound. Every track here was measured for those things, and each set is ordered so it gets softer as it goes, like a tide going out.
- How do I use the tide timer?
- Pick how long you want to listen (30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes) and press Start the ebb. The site builds a set that fills that time, softest track last, and fades the music out over the final minute at low water.
- Is this music free?
- Yes. Every track is a Purrple Cat Self Release under CC BY 4.0, free to stream and download as MP3.
- Can I use it in my videos or sleep streams?
- Yes. Free to use with credit on all social media platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and more), and livestreams are fine. Neither the music nor remixes, samples or covers of it may be uploaded to music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music, because that causes false Content ID claims. Credit “Music by Purrple Cat”.
- Are there vocals?
- No. Everything on this site is instrumental lofi.
- Who is Purrple Cat?
- Purrple Cat is a solo lofi project that started in December 2018 with the album Up All Night: 500+ songs, 500M+ streams and 425K followers, mostly instrumental and with no face reveal.
