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.



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Sunny intervals.
🏖️ 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 • novice surfers seek expert advice

Tide: Next high tide (6.2m) at

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    7 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (11 May 2026)
    Time
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    WNW
    14
    WNW
    13
    WNW
    13
    NW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    23
    22
    20
    19
    19
    19
    19
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    55%
    59%
    61%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    62%
    UV 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed
    18
    18
    17
    15
    14
    13
    13
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.4
    0.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    2
    2
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (12 May 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 Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Overcast Light rain Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    90%
    80%
    30%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    14
    NW
    14
    WNW
    15
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    16
    W
    17
    W
    18
    W
    19
    W
    20
    W
    22
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    25
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    24
    WNW
    23
    WNW
    20
    WNW
    17
    WNW
    16
    W
    16
    W
    20
    W
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    24
    27
    28
    31
    32
    34
    36
    38
    38
    38
    37
    34
    32
    28
    24
    24
    29
    34
    36
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    64%
    65%
    65%
    66%
    71%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    85%
    84%
    75%
    69%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    66%
    64%
    64%
    65%
    67%
    72%
    71%
    74%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    15
    16
    16
    18
    19
    19
    20
    22
    24
    26
    27
    27
    27
    26
    25
    23
    20
    18
    16
    16
    19
    22
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.9
    1.0
    1.1
    1.2
    1.2
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (13 May 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 Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Heavy shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    80%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    80%
    80%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    24
    WNW
    24
    W
    24
    W
    25
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    27
    WNW
    26
    WNW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    26
    NW
    25
    NW
    24
    NW
    23
    NW
    20
    NNW
    18
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    37
    40
    40
    40
    39
    38
    39
    39
    39
    38
    38
    37
    38
    39
    40
    40
    41
    40
    38
    36
    30
    30
    27
    25
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    76%
    77%
    77%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    76%
    78%
    77%
    75%
    73%
    69%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    23
    24
    24
    24
    26
    26
    26
    26
    26
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    25
    24
    23
    22
    19
    18
    16
    14
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.2
    1.4
    1.5
    1.6
    1.6
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.3
    1.2
    1.2
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (14 May 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NNW
    12
    N
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    10
    N
    10
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    19
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NNW
    16
    NNW
    14
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    24
    22
    22
    22
    23
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    25
    26
    28
    28
    29
    30
    29
    29
    28
    25
    23
    22
    22
    Visibility (description)
    G
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    Humidity
    76%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    74%
    72%
    71%
    68%
    69%
    71%
    71%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    12
    11
    11
    11
    12
    12
    11
    13
    15
    16
    16
    17
    18
    18
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    12
    12
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.7
    0.6
    1.1
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (15 May 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 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 Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    N
    11
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    10
    N
    11
    N
    12
    N
    12
    N
    12
    NNW
    13
    NNW
    14
    NNW
    14
    NW
    15
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    NW
    16
    WNW
    16
    WNW
    17
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    18
    NW
    17
    NW
    16
    NW
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    21
    21
    21
    22
    22
    23
    23
    24
    22
    22
    22
    22
    23
    24
    25
    27
    28
    27
    28
    28
    26
    24
    22
    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
    75%
    75%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    73%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    64%
    63%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    62%
    64%
    65%
    65%
    65%
    67%
    66%
    67%
    67%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    12
    14
    14
    14
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    16
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.5
    0.4
    0.4
    0.4
    0.5
    0.6
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    4
    5
    5
    5
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (16 May 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    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 Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    12°
    12°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    11
    WNW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    W
    11
    W
    11
    W
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    18
    17
    19
    20
    18
    18
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    69%
    70%
    71%
    72%
    68%
    68%
    68%
    70%
    77%
    UV - - - 1 3 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    13
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
    11
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.7
    0.5
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (17 May 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light shower day Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    12°
    13°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    W
    10
    SW
    10
    WSW
    11
    SW
    13
    SW
    13
    SW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    17
    20
    21
    21
    22
    23
    26
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    Humidity
    80%
    82%
    82%
    81%
    78%
    76%
    79%
    82%
    UV - - 1 2 4 2 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.3
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Monday 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 11 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 12 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 13 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 14 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 15 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 16 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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 17 May

    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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    Dry with variable amounts of cloud.

    This Evening and Tonight:

    Dry overnight with variable amounts of cloud and lengthy clear spells developing. An early dip in temperatures before cloudier skies and patchy rain arrives across the region towards dawn. Mostly light winds. Minimum temperature 2 °C.

    Tuesday:

    Cloudy with patchy rain across the region from early morning. Soon turning brighter with sunny spells developing from the north. Becoming increasingly blustery into the afternoon with scattered showers possible. Maximum temperature 13 °C.

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    Blustery with sunny spells and heavy showers on both Wednesday and Thursday. More settled on Friday with drier and brighter conditions. Remaining chilly, with a risk of frost.

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