Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

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Forecast days

Partly cloudy.
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 low tide (1.2m) at

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7 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

Today (8 December 2025)
Time
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
20%
40%
Temperature
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed
SSE
9
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
Wind gust (mph)
20
20
19
20
Visibility
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
86%
88%
92%
UV - - - -
Wind direction and speed
9
10
10
10
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
5
Direction of waves offshore
Tuesday (9 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 Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
Chance of precipitation
70%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
≥95%
80%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
20%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
20%
20%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
13°
13°
13°
13°
14°
14°
15°
15°
15°
15°
14°
13°
13°
12°
12°
11°
11°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE
10
SE
11
SE
13
SE
15
SE
17
SSE
18
SSE
18
SSE
19
SSE
19
SSE
19
S
20
SSE
21
S
22
S
23
SSW
25
SSW
26
SSW
26
SSW
25
SSW
24
SW
24
SW
23
SW
22
SW
21
SW
20
Wind gust (mph)
22
24
28
30
31
33
33
35
36
35
36
38
40
43
44
42
41
41
40
40
38
35
35
34
Visibility (description)
VG
M
P
P
M
M
M
G
VG
VG
VG
G
G
VG
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
Humidity
92%
93%
95%
93%
93%
93%
92%
92%
92%
91%
89%
87%
85%
83%
76%
69%
70%
71%
72%
73%
74%
73%
74%
74%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
10
11
13
15
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
22
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
22
21
20
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.6
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.0
1.8
Period of waves offshore (s)
5
5
5
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Wednesday (10 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Clear night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
Chance of precipitation
30%
20%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
10%
20%
10%
10%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
19
SW
18
SSW
17
SW
17
SSW
17
SSW
17
SW
17
SW
17
SW
18
SW
20
SW
21
WSW
22
WSW
23
WSW
23
WSW
22
WSW
21
WSW
20
SW
18
SW
17
SW
16
SW
16
SW
15
SW
14
SSW
13
Wind gust (mph)
34
32
32
30
30
30
30
30
30
34
35
36
38
37
34
32
30
28
27
27
24
23
23
22
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
75%
76%
78%
78%
78%
77%
79%
78%
77%
77%
76%
76%
75%
75%
75%
75%
76%
76%
77%
78%
80%
81%
81%
79%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
1.5
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
Direction of waves offshore
Thursday (11 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day 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 Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
20%
20%
20%
20%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
11°
11°
11°
11°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
12
SSW
12
S
11
S
11
S
11
S
11
SSE
11
SSE
11
SSE
12
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
14
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
SSE
13
Wind gust (mph)
21
22
23
22
21
19
19
20
22
22
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
17
17
15
14
Visibility (description)
E
E
E
E
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
80%
82%
83%
82%
83%
82%
82%
83%
84%
84%
83%
83%
79%
78%
78%
81%
83%
84%
86%
87%
88%
89%
90%
91%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.5
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
Direction of waves offshore
Friday (12 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy 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
30%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
30%
20%
30%
30%
30%
20%
20%
10%
20%
20%
30%
30%
Temperature (°C)
10°
10°
10°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S
12
SSE
12
S
12
S
12
SSW
12
SW
12
SW
11
SW
11
SSW
10
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
9
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
11
SSW
11
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
SSW
12
S
13
S
13
S
14
Wind gust (mph)
12
12
12
15
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
17
18
18
17
17
18
17
19
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
91%
89%
91%
90%
89%
88%
87%
89%
89%
88%
88%
87%
84%
83%
83%
84%
84%
84%
85%
86%
86%
85%
85%
84%
UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Direction of waves offshore
Saturday (13 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
40%
50%
Temperature (°C)
10°
11°
12°
11°
11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
14
SSW
15
SSW
16
SSW
16
SSW
17
SSW
18
S
16
SSW
17
Wind gust (mph)
21
23
25
23
25
23
22
23
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
85%
86%
86%
86%
85%
84%
84%
85%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
14
15
16
16
17
18
16
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.8
2.2
2.0
1.6
1.6
Period of waves offshore (s)
4
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
Direction of waves offshore
Sunday (14 December 2025)
Time
00:00
03:00
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of precipitation
50%
50%
60%
60%
50%
40%
40%
30%
Temperature (°C)
11°
11°
11°
11°
12°
12°
11°
10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
17
SSW
18
SSW
17
SSW
16
SSW
15
Wind gust (mph)
26
28
31
32
29
26
23
21
Visibility (description)
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
VG
Humidity
84%
84%
83%
84%
82%
83%
83%
84%
UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
Wind direction and speed (mph)
17
Height of waves offshore (m)
1.7
Period of waves offshore (s)
7
Direction of waves offshore

Tide times

Monday 8 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?

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Tide times

Monday 8 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?

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Tide times

Monday 8 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?

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Tide times

Monday 8 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 9 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 9 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 9 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?

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Tide times

Tuesday 9 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 10 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 10 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 10 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?

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Tide times

Wednesday 10 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 11 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 11 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 11 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?

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Tide times

Thursday 11 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?

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Tide times

Friday 12 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?

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Tide times

Friday 12 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?

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Tide times

Friday 12 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?

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Tide times

Friday 12 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 13 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 13 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 13 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?

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Tide times

Saturday 13 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 14 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 14 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 14 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?

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Tide times

Sunday 14 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?

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North West England weather forecast

Headline:

Remaining unsettled with heavy rain and strong winds at times.

This Evening and Tonight:

Isolated showers this evening then turning very wet overnight as Storm Bram moves northwards. Travel disruption and flooding is possible by the morning, especially in the north and on high ground. Strong southerly winds developing. Temperatures rising overnight. Minimum temperature 10 °C.

Tuesday:

After a very wet start, slowly turning somewhat drier. Occasional lighter periods of rain and drizzle continuing, especially over higher ground. Windy with gales in places, easing later. Exceptionally mild. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday:

Brighter on Wednesday with sunny periods and isolated heavy showers. Probably dry with bright spells on Thursday, though rain possible later and into Friday. Often rather windy. Staying very mild.

Updated:

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