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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
8.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | |
282 | 290 | 350 | 618 | 784 | 893 | 800 | 730 | 580 | 478 | 385 | 322 | 234 | 229 | 175 | 104 | 77 | 92 | 126 | 115 | 140 | 115 | 160 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.17m | 2:03AM2.41m | 3:10PM2.09m | 3:17AM2.38m | 4:27PM2.13m | 4:23AM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM1.12m | 8:29AM1.01m | 8:36PM1.22m | 9:43AM0.99m | 9:54PM1.24m | 10:58AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 12 | W 13 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 175 | 30 | 784 | 48 | 800 | 730 | 580 | 478 | 385 | 322 | 234 | 229 | 175 | 104 | 73 | 92 | 126 | 115 | 140 | 115 | 160 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 12 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | W 13 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 25 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 64 | 77 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | W 14 | SE 6 | W 13 | SE 6 | N 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | — | WNW 8 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 33 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 6 | W 5 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 7 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 282 | 290 | 350 | 618 | 151 | 893 | 157 | 151 | 134 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 92 | 90 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 398 | 398 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 420 | 83 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 552 | 0 | 137 | 474 | 85 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 41 |
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