Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

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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.

Head to a lifeguarded beach; check the RNLI lifeguarded beach tool
Follow RNLI Float to Live advice if you find yourself struggling in the water
Know what to do if you get caught in a rip current (RNLI)
Check the tide times to avoid getting cut off by the tide coming in
Call 999 and ask for the coastguard in an emergency
Learn more about staying safe at the beach

Weather forecast Beach forecast

Forecast days

Tue 14 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:01

Sunset: 21:35

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:
Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (8.8m) at 11:37

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen

Tue 14 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Wed 15 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 26° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:02

Sunset: 21:34

Sunny.

H UV

M Pollution

VH Pollen

Wed 15 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 26 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Thu 16 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 24° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:04

Sunset: 21:32

Sunny.

H UV

M Pollution

VH Pollen

Thu 16 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 24 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 14 degrees Celsius;
Fri 17 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 23° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:05

Sunset: 21:31

Sunny.

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen

Fri 17 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 23 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 15 degrees Celsius;
Sat 18 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:07

Sunset: 21:30

Sunny intervals.

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen

Sat 18 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Sun 19 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:08

Sunset: 21:29

Sunny intervals.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 19 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 16 degrees Celsius;
Mon 20 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17° Celsius;

Sunrise: 05:09

Sunset: 21:27

Sunny.

H UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 20 Jul

Maximum daytime temperature: 21 degrees Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 17 degrees Celsius;

Sunny.

🏖️ Beach safety today:

Enjoy the beach but be aware that the wind may affect your control of direction

• Beginner paddleboarders/kayakers should go on the water with an instructor or a more experienced person

Tide: Next high tide (8.8m) at 11:37

Sunrise: 05:01

Sunset: 21:35

H UV

L Pollution

H Pollen

7 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

Today (14 July 2026)

Time	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
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	14°	15°	16°	18°	20°	21°	22°	24°	25°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	22°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	13°	14°	15°	17°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	23°	22°	21°	19°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 9
Wind gust (mph)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	24	23	23	22	21
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	79%	74%	67%	65%	64%	60%	58%	55%	53%	50%	47%	46%	48%	53%	57%	65%	69%	73%
UV	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	6	7	7	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	13	13	11	10	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	5	5	2	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Wednesday (15 July 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
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)	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	15°	16°	17°	19°	21°	22°	23°	24°	25°	25°	26°	26°	25°	25°	25°	23°	21°	20°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	17°	18°	20°	21°	23°	23°	23°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	22°	20°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wind gust (mph)	19	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	82%	84%	85%	86%	88%	86%	82%	74%	67%	64%	56%	53%	47%	41%	40%	41%	42%	43%	44%	50%	57%	62%	66%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
Direction of waves offshore

Thursday (16 July 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
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)	19°	17°	16°	16°	15°	14°	14°	16°	17°	19°	20°	21°	22°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	23°	22°	21°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	18°	19°	21°	21°	22°	22°	22°	21°	22°	21°	21°	21°	22°	21°	20°	19°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	N 3	NNW 5	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	N 9	N 9	N 7	N 7	NNE 6
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	11	10	11	12	14	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	15	14	13
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	72%	76%	81%	84%	86%	89%	87%	84%	75%	68%	63%	57%	53%	51%	53%	53%	54%	55%	56%	59%	64%	71%	75%	77%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	7	7	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Friday (17 July 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
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)	18°	17°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°	16°	17°	19°	20°	20°	21°	22°	22°	22°	21°	21°	21°	21°	20°	19°	19°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	17°	16°	15°	14°	14°	16°	17°	19°	20°	20°	21°	21°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	19°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 3	NE 3	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 9	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 7	NW 6	NNW 6
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	18	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	16	15
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	77%	79%	82%	83%	84%	85%	85%	79%	73%	66%	61%	56%	54%	55%	56%	58%	61%	64%	66%	70%	71%	76%	82%	85%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	7	7	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	5	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	7	6	6
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.3	0.3	0.3	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	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4
Direction of waves offshore

Saturday (18 July 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
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)	18°	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	17°	17°	18°	19°	19°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	20°	19°	19°	18°	18°
Feels like temperature (°C)	18°	17°	17°	16°	16°	16°	15°	16°	17°	17°	18°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	19°	18°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SW 6	NW 5	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 8	NW 9	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8
Wind gust (mph)	15	16	14	15	14	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	17	19	20	21	21	21	21	19	19	18	18
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	86%	86%	84%	82%	81%	81%	80%	75%	73%	71%	68%	67%	65%	64%	63%	63%	63%	64%	66%	67%	71%	74%	76%	78%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	2	3	4	6	6	7	6	6	4	3	2	1	1	1	-	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	7	8	9	10	10	11	10	10	9	8	8
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Direction of waves offshore

Sunday (19 July 2026)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	18°	17°	16°	17°	18°	19°	20°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	17°	16°	16°	17°	18°	18°	18°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 7	NNW 6	N 6	SE 6	WSW 6	NW 7	NW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8
Wind gust (mph)	17	13	13	14	16	18	19	16	15
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	79%	82%	82%	79%	69%	58%	57%	60%	71%
UV	-	-	-	1	5	7	4	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	7	6	6	6	6	7	9	9	8
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Period of waves offshore (s)	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	4
Direction of waves offshore

Monday (20 July 2026)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	18°	17°	17°	18°	20°	21°	20°	19°
Feels like temperature (°C)	17°	16°	16°	18°	19°	19°	19°	18°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	NNW 8	NW 7	W 7	W 7	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7
Wind gust (mph)	13	14	15	16	16	17	15	12
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	78%	80%	77%	71%	63%	57%	63%	73%
UV	-	-	1	5	7	4	1	-
Wind direction and speed (mph)	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Height of waves offshore (m)	0.6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Period of waves offshore (s)	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Direction of waves offshore		–	–	–	–	–	–	–