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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | |
1696 | 1742 | 1531 | 1300 | 1324 | 1619 | 1687 | 1530 | 1347 | 1211 | 1012 | 921 | 698 | 847 | 269 | 223 | 169 | 578 | 406 | 480 | 590 | 543 | 473 | 369 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:18PM2.46m | 6:10AM2.72m | 7:01PM2.67m | 6:57AM2.90m | 7:41PM2.88m | 7:43AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.95m | 12:48PM0.39m | 1:07AM0.71m | 1:34PM0.18m | 1:54AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
 kJ | 3 | 1742 | 1531 | 1300 | 1324 | 1619 | 1687 | 1530 | 1347 | 1211 | 1012 | 921 | 698 | 164 | 269 | 223 | 166 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | WNW 12 | NW 9 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 28 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 11 | WSW 4 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 4 | NW 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1696 | 584 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 847 | 232 | 108 | 169 | 578 | 406 | 480 | 590 | 543 | 473 | 369 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 719 | 1120 | 16 | 16 | 588 | 939 | 835 | 895 | 896 | 898 | 743 | 420 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 | 511 |
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