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.



Forecast days

Sunny changing to overcast by early evening.
Beach safety today
Caution: strong winds may affect your paddling
  • • paddleboarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate
  • • experienced paddlers should use caution

Tide: Next low tide (1.9m) at

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    8 day forecast for Silecroft

    Today (7 May 2025)
    Time
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    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Overcast Overcast Overcast Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature
    12°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    15°
    15°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed
    WNW
    7
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    WNW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    NW
    8
    N
    8
    ENE
    10
    E
    13
    E
    14
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    13
    12
    12
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    11
    11
    14
    16
    17
    18
    Visibility
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    79%
    78%
    70%
    66%
    66%
    UV 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    7
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    10
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.2
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.3
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.3
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    3
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    4
    4
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (8 May 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 Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Overcast Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Clear night Clear night
    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)
    11°
    12°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    13°
    14°
    14°
    14°
    13°
    13°
    12°
    11°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ENE
    13
    ENE
    12
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    7
    ESE
    6
    WSW
    7
    WNW
    9
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    12
    NW
    13
    NW
    14
    NW
    13
    NW
    12
    NW
    12
    NNW
    11
    N
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    17
    16
    16
    14
    14
    13
    12
    13
    14
    12
    12
    11
    13
    15
    17
    18
    19
    18
    17
    16
    15
    15
    14
    14
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    68%
    73%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    74%
    69%
    67%
    72%
    73%
    73%
    74%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    77%
    80%
    76%
    72%
    UV - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 4 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    7
    9
    11
    12
    13
    14
    13
    12
    12
    10
    9
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    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
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    4
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    3
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Friday (9 May 2025)
    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 day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    12°
    14°
    16°
    16°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    10°
    13°
    15°
    15°
    10°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    E
    11
    E
    10
    E
    8
    SSE
    8
    SSW
    8
    WNW
    5
    NW
    7
    N
    4
    Wind gust (mph)
    14
    15
    14
    13
    14
    12
    10
    9
    9
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    73%
    74%
    76%
    77%
    75%
    74%
    74%
    77%
    78%
    UV - - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    11
    10
    8
    8
    8
    5
    7
    4
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.0
    0.0
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    8
    3
    3
    2
    2
    14
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    17°
    18°
    18°
    14°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    16°
    18°
    17°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    7
    E
    9
    E
    10
    SE
    9
    S
    7
    NW
    5
    NNW
    8
    NE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    14
    14
    14
    12
    11
    10
    17
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    69%
    68%
    70%
    74%
    74%
    70%
    68%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    7
    9
    10
    9
    7
    5
    8
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.0
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    14
    14
    14
    14
    2
    2
    2
    13
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    10°
    10°
    15°
    18°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    13°
    17°
    18°
    16°
    12°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    14
    E
    14
    E
    13
    ESE
    11
    S
    8
    NNW
    9
    NNE
    9
    ENE
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    18
    17
    16
    13
    12
    11
    10
    10
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    64%
    66%
    66%
    68%
    74%
    75%
    73%
    71%
    UV - - 1 4 5 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    14
    14
    13
    11
    9
    9
    9
    11
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.0
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    13
    3
    3
    4
    2
    2
    2
    3
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    11°
    11°
    17°
    19°
    20°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    16°
    18°
    19°
    17°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    11
    ENE
    10
    ENE
    8
    E
    8
    SE
    9
    E
    8
    ENE
    9
    E
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    10
    8
    10
    11
    10
    10
    12
    12
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    74%
    75%
    78%
    78%
    77%
    81%
    78%
    72%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    11
    10
    8
    8
    9
    8
    9
    10
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.1
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    0.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    13
    12
    12
    2
    2
    2
    2
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny intervals Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    16°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    13°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    18°
    18°
    17°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    ENE
    9
    NE
    9
    NE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    9
    ESE
    8
    ENE
    9
    ENE
    9
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    9
    9
    11
    11
    11
    10
    8
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    71%
    75%
    75%
    76%
    76%
    75%
    75%
    69%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    6
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 May 2025)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Clear night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    15°
    19°
    19°
    18°
    12°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    14°
    17°
    19°
    17°
    11°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    E
    9
    NE
    9
    ENE
    8
    E
    9
    ESE
    8
    SSE
    8
    SE
    8
    E
    7
    Wind gust (mph)
    9
    8
    11
    13
    11
    10
    8
    11
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    69%
    73%
    74%
    73%
    72%
    76%
    77%
    77%
    UV - - 1 4 6 3 1 -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Wednesday 7 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 7 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 7 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 7 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 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

    Sunday 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

    Sunday 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

    Sunday 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 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

    Monday 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

    Monday 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

    Monday 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 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

    Tuesday 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

    Tuesday 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

    Tuesday 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 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

    Wednesday 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

    Wednesday 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

    Wednesday 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?

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    North West England weather forecast

    Headline:

    Dry and settled, feeling warm in the sunshine.

    Today:

    Chilly to start but widely dry and fine with a few sunny spells breaking through largely cloudy skies. Settled with light winds for all, and feeling warm in the sunshine with temperatures a little above the early-May average. Maximum temperature 16 °C.

    Tonight:

    Settled, dry and fine this evening with variable cloud and clear spells developing overnight. Not as chilly as previous nights. Light winds, with patchy, shallow fog forming before dawn. Minimum temperature 6 °C.

    Thursday:

    A mainly cloudy day with a few spots of rain at times, though remaining dry for most. Light winds, and feeling warm, especially in any brighter breaks. Maximum temperature 18 °C.

    Outlook for Friday to Sunday:

    The remainder of the week will see high pressure dominating. It will stay dry with plenty of sunny spells. Breezy at times but temperatures will be on the rise

    Updated:

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