Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Ham surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ham sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ham today?

The current surf forecast for Ham at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (16 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
15
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
41
92
126
109
177
302
600
704
784
760
643
604
480
403
389
295
284
235
227
167
161
125
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM3.21m
9:00PM3.19m
9:18AM3.26m
9:42PM3.26m
10:08AM3.23m
10:27PM3.26m
Low Tide
3:02PM-0.04m
3:24AM0.05m
3:46PM-0.02m
4:10AM-0.04m
4:31PM0.08m
4:57AM-0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
4:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:36
9:37
9:40
9:43
1
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
7
6
7
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
5
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
10
20
11
92
126
104
177
302
600
704
784
760
643
604
480
403
389
295
284
235
227
167
161
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
11
0.4
SE
4
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
21
21
34
35
109
153
114
4
3
3
3
12
17
9
8
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
5
41
10
8
21
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
31
23
3
14
4
5
9
6
12
59
62
43
50
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
85
85
85
4
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
5
9
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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