Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next high tide (8.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

    Today (20 December 2025)
    Time
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    ESE
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    30
    29
    29
    Visibility
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    UV - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    14
    14
    14
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (21 December 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 Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Heavy rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    13
    ESE
    12
    ESE
    11
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    10
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    E
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    27
    27
    25
    23
    21
    21
    19
    18
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    13
    14
    15
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    16
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    8
    8
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    2
    2
    2
    15
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (22 December 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 Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    8
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    18
    19
    18
    18
    17
    18
    18
    17
    17
    17
    16
    16
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    13
    9
    8
    4
    4
    4
    4
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (23 December 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    ESE
    6
    E
    6
    E
    6
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    6
    NE
    7
    NE
    7
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    NE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    12
    12
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    12
    12
    12
    13
    14
    14
    15
    14
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    92%
    91%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    85%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    5
    5
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    4
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (24 December 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 Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NE
    8
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    10
    E
    11
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    21
    22
    21
    22
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    82%
    80%
    80%
    79%
    78%
    77%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (25 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    12
    NE
    11
    NE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    18
    17
    19
    19
    19
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    80%
    79%
    79%
    77%
    71%
    70%
    73%
    76%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    8
    8
    9
    11
    12
    11
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (26 December 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Cloudy Overcast Overcast Cloudy Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    NE
    10
    NE
    10
    NE
    9
    NNE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    14
    12
    13
    13
    13
    14
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    79%
    81%
    83%
    79%
    79%
    82%
    84%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 20 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 22 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 23 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 24 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 25 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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 26 December

    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:

    Turning increasingly murky, with some rain and drizzle.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Staying largely dry this evening, with clear spells. However, it will become cloudier overnight with some spots of rain and drizzle developing. Hill fog developing quite widely by the early hours. Winds mostly easing but remaining breezy around exposed coasts. Minimum temperature 4 °C.

    Sunday:

    Mostly cloudy and dull with some spots of rain and drizzle at times. Winds generally light but remaining breezy around hills and coasts. Feeling chilly under cloudy skies. Maximum temperature 9 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Often cloudy and dull through this period with some rain and drizzle possible at first. Gradually turning colder and possibly brighter with an easterly breeze developing.

    Updated:

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