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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
119 | 107 | 347 | 276 | 214 | 121 | 85 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 78 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:10AM3.08m | 1:05PM2.67m | 1:11AM2.94m | 2:17PM2.49m | 2:20AM2.81m | 3:32PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.67m | 7:43AM0.37m | 7:55PM0.87m | 8:52AM0.52m | 9:05PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 119 | 86 | 347 | 276 | 214 | 121 | 85 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 47 | 78 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | W 12 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 107 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | SE 6 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 2 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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