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Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Light rain changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (7.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

    Today (15 September 2025)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Drizzle Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    90%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    31
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    31
    W
    32
    W
    32
    W
    32
    W
    33
    W
    33
    Wind gust (mph)
    56
    55
    55
    56
    56
    56
    56
    55
    56
    54
    53
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    82%
    82%
    84%
    83%
    84%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    78%
    UV 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    31
    32
    32
    32
    33
    33
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.2
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.7
    2.8
    2.9
    2.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (16 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Heavy rain
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    32
    W
    31
    W
    30
    W
    28
    W
    27
    W
    26
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    W
    21
    W
    21
    W
    20
    W
    20
    W
    19
    W
    18
    W
    17
    W
    16
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    14
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    53
    51
    47
    45
    43
    42
    41
    40
    38
    38
    37
    36
    35
    35
    34
    33
    30
    27
    25
    21
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    82%
    82%
    79%
    80%
    78%
    77%
    74%
    70%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    63%
    65%
    69%
    74%
    76%
    79%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    32
    31
    30
    28
    27
    26
    25
    24
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    17
    16
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    3.0
    3.1
    3.0
    2.9
    2.8
    2.6
    2.4
    2.3
    2.2
    2.2
    2.1
    2.1
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (17 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    9
    SSE
    9
    SE
    11
    SE
    13
    SE
    15
    SE
    16
    SSE
    16
    S
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    SW
    16
    SW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    20
    24
    28
    31
    32
    31
    29
    27
    30
    31
    33
    33
    32
    31
    29
    29
    28
    25
    25
    25
    23
    23
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    91%
    86%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    74%
    73%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    83%
    84%
    85%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    9
    14
    14
    15
    18
    17
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    1.1
    1.4
    1.4
    1.1
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    3
    3
    5
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (18 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    10
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    20
    19
    20
    20
    20
    21
    23
    20
    19
    17
    15
    19
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    89%
    87%
    86%
    83%
    83%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    80%
    81%
    80%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    13
    13
    15
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.0
    1.8
    1.9
    2.1
    0.6
    0.9
    1.2
    1.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (19 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    WSW
    10
    SW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    21
    19
    19
    21
    21
    20
    18
    17
    18
    18
    16
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    12
    14
    15
    15
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    84%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    84%
    83%
    79%
    76%
    76%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    83%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (20 September 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    9
    SW
    11
    W
    12
    W
    13
    WNW
    12
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    16
    15
    13
    17
    20
    19
    18
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    86%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    84%
    72%
    68%
    74%
    81%
    UV - - - 1 2 3 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    9
    9
    11
    11
    13
    12
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.4
    0.6
    0.4
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    4
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 September 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    N
    12
    N
    13
    N
    14
    N
    13
    NNE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    15
    16
    17
    21
    23
    19
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    80%
    73%
    62%
    59%
    64%
    72%
    UV - - 1 2 3 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 15 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 16 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 17 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 18 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 19 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 21 September

    Tide times and heights are from Formby tidal station which is 1.2 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Very windy today with gales in places and frequent showers.

    Today:

    A very windy day with gales in places, severe in coastal areas first thing. Frequent heavy showers but sunny spells developing by this afternoon. Feeling cool when exposed to the wind. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Still windy this evening but winds gradually easing overnight. Scattered showers continuing, some of these on the heavy side. Remaining fairly mild. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

    Tuesday:

    A drier day to come albeit still the chance of a few showers. Sunny spells are likely through the morning, but any sunshine turning hazy through the afternoon. Still breezy. Maximum temperature 17 °C.

    Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

    Remaining changeable and often windy with rain at times. Some brighter periods are also likely. A chance of occasional coastal gales. Temperatures fairly close to the seasonal average.

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