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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 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
8.7° 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: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
103 | 73 | 47 | 31 | 21 | 41 | 92 | 126 | 148 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 694 | 683 | 663 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 396 | 300 | 284 | 291 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.23m | 3:02PM-0.04m | 3:24AM0.05m | 3:46PM-0.02m | 4:10AM-0.04m | 4:31PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 92 | 126 | 148 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 694 | 683 | 663 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 396 | 300 | 284 | 291 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 15 | W 14 | W 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 41 | 34 | 35 | 73 | 153 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | N 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 73 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 28 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 203 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 85 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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