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

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

Tide: Next high tide (8.7m) at

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (18 April 2026)
    Time
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    15
    NW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    UV - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (19 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    N
    7
    N
    6
    NNW
    7
    NW
    8
    NW
    10
    NW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    11
    NW
    10
    NW
    9
    NW
    9
    NNW
    8
    NNW
    7
    N
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    13
    13
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    78%
    78%
    79%
    80%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    80%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    14
    13
    10
    9
    8
    8
    8
    11
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    6
    6
    10
    10
    10
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (20 April 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    6
    NNE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    E
    5
    E
    6
    E
    7
    E
    7
    E
    7
    SE
    7
    SSE
    6
    SSW
    6
    WSW
    6
    W
    6
    NW
    6
    NW
    6
    NNW
    7
    NNE
    8
    NNE
    9
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    11
    E
    13
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    11
    10
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    21
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    77%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    71%
    70%
    72%
    72%
    73%
    72%
    70%
    70%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    8
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    8
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    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)
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    6
    6
    6
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (21 April 2026)
    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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    15
    E
    15
    E
    15
    ENE
    14
    E
    13
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    13
    E
    14
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    19
    19
    20
    20
    21
    22
    23
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    29
    29
    28
    27
    26
    26
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    70%
    63%
    57%
    56%
    54%
    52%
    49%
    47%
    48%
    49%
    53%
    56%
    61%
    65%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    12
    13
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    16
    16
    15
    13
    12
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    14
    14
    3
    3
    9
    9
    14
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (22 April 2026)
    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 Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear 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)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    14°
    15°
    16°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    18
    ENE
    19
    ENE
    19
    E
    19
    E
    19
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    16
    E
    16
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    17
    E
    18
    E
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    27
    26
    25
    23
    23
    23
    24
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    26
    24
    23
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    67%
    67%
    67%
    69%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    72%
    70%
    65%
    61%
    58%
    56%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    54%
    55%
    56%
    58%
    63%
    67%
    71%
    73%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    12
    13
    13
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    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 (23 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    16°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    15°
    13°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    17
    E
    16
    ENE
    14
    ENE
    14
    E
    11
    ENE
    10
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    23
    22
    20
    19
    18
    16
    15
    17
    15
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    74%
    74%
    76%
    78%
    73%
    72%
    72%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    8
    7
    9
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    2
    2
    2
    3
    2
    3
    3
    3
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (24 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    15°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    15°
    17°
    14°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    ENE
    8
    E
    7
    SE
    4
    SSE
    5
    NW
    7
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    14
    11
    9
    10
    12
    11
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    77%
    80%
    83%
    79%
    78%
    81%
    83%
    82%
    UV - - 1 3 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    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?

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    Tide times

    Saturday 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 18 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 19 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 20 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 21 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 22 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 23 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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 24 April

    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:

    A chilly night, then spells of sunshine through Sunday.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Showers will ease away through this evening, allowing it to become dry and clear across the region overnight. Turning chilly under the clear skies with a few mist and fog patches possible and a touch of frost in the countryside. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Sunday:

    Any mist or fog will quickly clear in the morning. Staying dry with sunny spells at first, but cloud likely increasing during the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

    Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

    Largely cloudy with drizzly showers on Monday. Turning drier and brighter and breezier from Tuesday, with temperatures around the seasonal average.

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