Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
480
472
389
295
284
235
184
167
127
125
96
68
43
42
27
16
46
79
172
208
199
180
167
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
E
5
SE
10
WNW
20
SW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM3.23m
10:27PM3.26m
11:01AM3.09m
11:15PM3.19m
11:59AM2.90m
Low Tide
4:10AM-0.04m
4:31PM0.08m
4:57AM-0.05m
5:17PM0.24m
5:48AM0.04m
6:05PM0.45m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:37
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:40
9:43
9:45
1
2
5
Temp °C
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
4
5
6
5
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
5
5
9
9
11
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
604
480
472
389
295
284
235
184
167
127
125
96
68
43
42
27
16
15
117
86
86
199
180
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
W
13
Energy kJ
3
3
6
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
14
14
46
79
172
208
42
31
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
3
1
1
6
5
14
12
5
5
26
14
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
2
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
5
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
5
29
76
107
124
108
115
151
178
347
279
248
242
181
3
3
21
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
5
5
54
54
101
54
177
106
457
190
101
54
12
9
5
0
0
0
0
7
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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