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Silecroft (Cumbria) 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

Sunny intervals.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, strong wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding/kayaking not recommended at any level

Tide: Next high tide (7.3m) at

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (2 July 2025)
    Time
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    23:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
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    17°
    17°
    17°
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    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    16
    NW
    19
    NW
    21
    NW
    22
    NW
    23
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    22
    WNW
    21
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    20
    23
    26
    28
    31
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    24
    23
    20
    18
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    82%
    77%
    73%
    69%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    65%
    UV 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    12
    12
    13
    14
    16
    19
    20
    22
    23
    22
    21
    21
    20
    20
    20
    20
    19
    17
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (3 July 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Cloudy Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    NW
    9
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    W
    8
    WSW
    9
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    12
    WSW
    13
    WSW
    14
    WSW
    15
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SW
    20
    SW
    20
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    13
    12
    10
    10
    11
    13
    16
    18
    20
    22
    24
    25
    26
    26
    27
    28
    29
    29
    29
    28
    27
    24
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    65%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    68%
    71%
    72%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    83%
    UV - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 6 7 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    12
    11
    9
    8
    8
    8
    9
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    20
    20
    18
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (4 July 2025)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    17°
    16°
    16°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    WSW
    17
    SW
    19
    SW
    22
    SW
    23
    SW
    25
    SW
    28
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    30
    35
    36
    37
    40
    39
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    81%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    84%
    81%
    83%
    86%
    88%
    UV - - 1 1 4 5 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    19
    22
    23
    25
    28
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    1.0
    1.3
    1.5
    1.8
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (5 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    70%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    15°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    17°
    17°
    16°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    15°
    14°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    27
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    18
    WSW
    18
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    WSW
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    35
    32
    30
    28
    28
    27
    24
    25
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    94%
    92%
    89%
    88%
    UV - 1 1 2 4 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    27
    24
    20
    18
    18
    17
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (6 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    15°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    16°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    12°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    15
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    15
    W
    15
    WNW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    27
    25
    24
    24
    23
    20
    20
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    87%
    86%
    86%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    UV - 1 1 3 5 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    16
    17
    16
    17
    15
    15
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (7 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    13°
    13°
    13°
    16°
    17°
    18°
    17°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    15°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NNW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    21
    21
    22
    23
    21
    16
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    85%
    87%
    86%
    82%
    76%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    UV - 1 1 4 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (8 July 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    10°
    13°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NW
    10
    WNW
    11
    W
    13
    W
    13
    W
    12
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    16
    17
    21
    21
    22
    20
    18
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    79%
    82%
    82%
    77%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    81%
    UV - 1 1 5 7 4 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 2 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 3 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 4 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 5 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 6 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 7 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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 8 July

    Tide times and heights are from Duddon Bar tidal station which is 4.7 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:

    Mostly dry with warm sunny spells developing.

    Today:

    After a cloudy start in the east with a little patchy rain over the hills, Wednesday looks to be a mostly fine day with warm spells of sunshine developing this morning. Perhaps an isolated light shower also developing this afternoon. Maximum temperature 21 °C.

    Tonight:

    It will be a fine evening with a dry night to follow. Winds remaining light with plenty of clear spells. Feeling fresher than of late. Minimum temperature 8 °C.

    Thursday:

    A fine start to the day with plenty of warm sunny spells. Cloud slowly increasing from the northwest in the afternoon with some showers possible in the north later. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    Mostly dry on Friday, but turning cloudier and windier later. Spells of rain or showers over the weekend and rather windy on Saturday. Temperatures near the seasonal norm.

    Updated:

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