Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Ham today?

The current surf forecast for Ham at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111010101010920181716161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30529523217516015411611276727148302722175320482816326330553263336033182905
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
2.68
8:24AM
2.95
8:48PM
2.75
8:57AM
3.06
9:22PM
2.78
9:28AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.57
2:12AM
0.57
2:38PM
0.40
2:45AM
0.45
3:14PM
0.26
3:19AM
0.37
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:47-------8:45-------8:44-
Sunset3:57-------4:00-------4:01-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C887776666777666767777778
Feels °C (?)32223110-10011001010-10101
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