Formby (Beach) (Merseyside) weather

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Forecast days

Cloudy changing to light showers in the afternoon.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next high tide (6.9m) at

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    7 day forecast for Formby (Beach)

    Today (9 April 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    16
    W
    17
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    20
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    41
    37
    37
    40
    40
    39
    37
    36
    34
    33
    Visibility
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    75%
    74%
    67%
    65%
    62%
    64%
    66%
    66%
    67%
    66%
    UV 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    17
    18
    20
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    18
    18
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    1.1
    1.2
    1.4
    1.6
    1.7
    1.8
    1.9
    2.0
    2.1
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (10 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    30%
    50%
    50%
    20%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    18
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    11
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    5
    WSW
    5
    SSW
    7
    SSW
    7
    S
    7
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    SE
    18
    SE
    20
    SE
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    30
    28
    26
    22
    18
    14
    12
    11
    12
    15
    17
    18
    19
    21
    22
    25
    27
    29
    31
    33
    35
    36
    37
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    67%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    66%
    69%
    64%
    56%
    56%
    55%
    45%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    41%
    42%
    52%
    57%
    60%
    63%
    64%
    62%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    18
    17
    17
    15
    13
    11
    8
    6
    5
    5
    7
    7
    8
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    18
    19
    20
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (11 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 Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day 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%
    20%
    50%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    20
    SSE
    19
    S
    15
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    12
    SW
    13
    SW
    14
    SW
    16
    SW
    17
    SW
    17
    SW
    18
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    36
    35
    32
    28
    22
    22
    21
    21
    24
    27
    32
    34
    36
    37
    37
    37
    35
    34
    33
    34
    31
    30
    31
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    59%
    59%
    62%
    64%
    73%
    82%
    83%
    83%
    81%
    74%
    70%
    64%
    57%
    51%
    57%
    51%
    53%
    52%
    55%
    56%
    59%
    66%
    69%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    21
    21
    20
    19
    16
    12
    11
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    15
    15
    16
    17
    18
    18
    18
    17
    16
    16
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    1.0
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.4
    1.2
    1.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (12 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    S
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    9
    S
    8
    Wind gust (mph)
    32
    32
    29
    29
    28
    28
    28
    28
    28
    29
    29
    29
    29
    28
    29
    27
    26
    24
    25
    22
    20
    18
    17
    17
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    75%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    81%
    80%
    79%
    75%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    56%
    58%
    58%
    59%
    61%
    65%
    70%
    75%
    77%
    79%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    16
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    12
    12
    12
    10
    9
    9
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.1
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (13 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 Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    8
    S
    8
    S
    7
    S
    7
    S
    6
    S
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    SSE
    6
    S
    6
    SW
    6
    WSW
    6
    WNW
    6
    WNW
    7
    NW
    7
    NW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    N
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    5
    N
    5
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    12
    13
    13
    15
    15
    14
    14
    13
    12
    10
    10
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    82%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    85%
    78%
    74%
    68%
    63%
    61%
    61%
    61%
    63%
    64%
    64%
    68%
    76%
    81%
    83%
    84%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    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
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (14 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 intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    5
    ENE
    5
    E
    5
    ESE
    6
    SE
    6
    S
    5
    ESE
    7
    ESE
    8
    ESE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    9
    9
    11
    13
    15
    15
    14
    15
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    85%
    86%
    91%
    92%
    76%
    58%
    49%
    52%
    63%
    UV - - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    5
    7
    8
    7
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    6
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    Time
    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 Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    14°
    15°
    14°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    12°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SE
    8
    SE
    10
    SE
    11
    SE
    12
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    16
    17
    21
    23
    24
    22
    20
    19
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    81%
    84%
    75%
    57%
    47%
    57%
    66%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    8
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 9 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 10 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 11 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 12 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 13 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 14 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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 15 April

    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:

    Colder, with sunny spells and blustery showers.

    Today:

    A cooler and more changeable day on Thursday, with a band of patchy rain moving eastwards through the morning. Clearing in the afternoon leaving sunny spells and blustery showers, these most frequent across Cumbria. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    A bright end to the afternoon with a few showers lingering into the evening, however most places becoming dry overnight with cloudier skies developing after midnight. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Friday:

    A dry start, but cloudy skies already across the south of the region will continue to spread north with outbreaks of rain arriving during the afternoon. Becoming rather breezy later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    Unsettled through the weekend and Monday with sunny spells and showers or longer spells of rain. The showers locally heavy with thunder. Windy with coastal gales possible, temperatures near average.

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