Silecroft (Cumbria) weather

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Forecast days

Light rain.
Beach safety today
Very large, powerful waves and strong wind
  • • very high likelihood of injury in or near the sea

Tide: Next low tide (3.5m) at

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (12 March 2026)
    Time
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    WSW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    43
    Visibility
    G
    Humidity
    78%
    UV -
    Wind direction and speed
    26
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (13 March 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 Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Heavy rain Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    70%
    40%
    <5%
    <5%
    20%
    40%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    31
    WSW
    32
    SW
    32
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    33
    WSW
    32
    WSW
    30
    WSW
    29
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    28
    WSW
    27
    WSW
    26
    WSW
    24
    WSW
    22
    WSW
    21
    WNW
    19
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    15
    NW
    17
    WNW
    17
    NW
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    46
    45
    46
    48
    49
    50
    50
    49
    47
    44
    43
    42
    41
    40
    37
    34
    31
    30
    28
    25
    25
    24
    25
    25
    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
    75%
    71%
    65%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    73%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    78%
    82%
    77%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    28
    29
    30
    31
    32
    32
    33
    33
    32
    30
    29
    28
    28
    27
    26
    24
    22
    21
    19
    16
    15
    17
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.0
    2.3
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.4
    2.5
    2.5
    2.5
    2.4
    2.2
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    1.8
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (14 March 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 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    15
    NW
    14
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    14
    W
    14
    W
    14
    W
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    15
    WSW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    Wind gust (mph)
    25
    26
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    20
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    20
    20
    19
    18
    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
    77%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    78%
    80%
    81%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    17
    16
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    14
    15
    15
    15
    15
    15
    14
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (15 March 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 Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    13
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    17
    S
    19
    S
    20
    S
    22
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    24
    SW
    23
    SW
    22
    WSW
    20
    WSW
    19
    WSW
    19
    W
    20
    WNW
    20
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    22
    W
    22
    W
    23
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    21
    22
    24
    26
    28
    31
    34
    35
    37
    38
    35
    34
    31
    31
    31
    36
    32
    31
    38
    38
    36
    36
    37
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    83%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    89%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    94%
    89%
    86%
    81%
    79%
    82%
    77%
    77%
    77%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    13
    14
    15
    16
    17
    19
    20
    22
    23
    24
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    20
    20
    19
    20
    22
    22
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.7
    0.8
    1.0
    1.1
    1.3
    1.5
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (16 March 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 Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Overcast Overcast
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    30%
    60%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    24
    W
    25
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    24
    W
    23
    W
    23
    W
    22
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    WSW
    21
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    SW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    S
    20
    S
    21
    S
    22
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    SSW
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    36
    36
    35
    33
    32
    32
    31
    32
    33
    32
    31
    30
    30
    30
    31
    33
    34
    36
    36
    35
    35
    35
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    Humidity
    73%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    73%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    78%
    81%
    84%
    85%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    24
    25
    24
    24
    24
    23
    23
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    20
    21
    22
    23
    23
    23
    23
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.7
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    1.4
    1.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (17 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    23
    S
    22
    S
    20
    S
    18
    S
    16
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    37
    37
    35
    34
    30
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    92%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    UV - - 1 1 1 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    23
    23
    23
    22
    20
    18
    16
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.3
    1.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    7
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (18 March 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    12°
    14°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    11°
    13°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    15
    S
    13
    SSE
    11
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    6
    NNE
    6
    NNE
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    22
    19
    16
    16
    14
    11
    11
    12
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    89%
    90%
    91%
    91%
    88%
    88%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - 1 1 2 1 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Thursday 12 March

    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

    Thursday 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 12 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 13 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 14 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 15 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 16 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 17 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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 18 March

    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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    Heavy rain and strong winds this evening. Colder tomorrow.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Very wet and windy this evening with clearer skies arriving overnight. Turning much colder with patchy frost forming later and a few wintry showers. Winds easing briefly, then strengthening later. Minimum temperature 1 °C.

    Friday:

    Friday will bring a much colder day. There will be a few bright spells, but with plenty of showers, these perhaps wintry and falling as snow on hills. Blustery winds. Maximum temperature 8 °C.

    Outlook for Saturday to Monday:

    A frosty start for some on Saturday, then bright spells and well scattered showers. Changeable on Sunday and Monday with occasional rain. Gradually turning somewhat milder, though windy at times.

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