Overview

Formby is a long sandy beach on the Lancashire coast, between Liverpool and Southport. The spot offers vast stretches of sand at low tide, facing the Irish Sea. The beach is bordered by dunes and a pine forest. Nature reserve with red squirrels.

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Spot forecast for Fornby

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 18:05

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.5 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 00:38 · 3.4 m High tide 07:09 · 6.3 m Low tide 13:04 · 3.6 m High tide 19:38 · 6.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 01:56 · 3.2 m High tide 08:21 · 6.6 m Low tide 14:19 · 3.3 m High tide 20:39 · 7.2 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 02:59 · 2.7 m High tide 09:14 · 7.1 m Low tide 15:19 · 2.9 m High tide 21:27 · 7.7 m
Friday 23 October Low tide 03:50 · 2.1 m High tide 09:55 · 7.7 m Low tide 16:08 · 2.3 m High tide 22:06 · 8.2 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 04:34 · 1.6 m High tide 10:32 · 8.2 m Low tide 16:52 · 1.8 m High tide 22:42 · 8.6 m

Fornby: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

383h

in June · 26.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to August, peaking in June: 25 rideable days a month and 383 hours of usable wind, at 19 °C. The low point is December, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 31%21-30 knots · 3%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 6 °C. The wettest month is September, with 164 mm.

Monthly averages: Fornby

Monthly averages — Fornby — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	19.5	138 h	6 °C	125 mm
February	17.0	162 h	8 °C	77 mm
March	16.0	150 h	11 °C	68 mm
April	17.5	181 h	14 °C	62 mm
May	23.0	233 h	17 °C	89 mm
June	26.5	383 h	18 °C	84 mm
July	24.0	318 h	19 °C	74 mm
August	25.0	304 h	20 °C	49 mm
September	16.0	168 h	17 °C	164 mm
October	17.0	162 h	14 °C	93 mm
November	16.0	125 h	10 °C	105 mm
December	14.5	116 h	9 °C	116 mm

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Technical details of Fornby spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW.

Depending on conditions: N, S, NNW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

Parking

Paid National Trust car park in the dunes (Formby Point). Access via Victoria Road. Limited spaces in summer.

Hazards

Very strong tidal currents — the sea rises quickly on the flat beach. Quicksand in some areas. Dangerous incoming tide due to very flat beach. No rescue nearby.

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