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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | 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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
31 | 23 | 41 | 92 | 126 | 109 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 704 | 784 | 760 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 167 | 161 | 125 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-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 | 10:27PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM-0.04m | 3:24AM0.05m | 3:46PM-0.02m | 4:10AM-0.04m | 4:31PM0.08m | 4:57AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | 9:43 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | 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 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 10 | 20 | 11 | 92 | 126 | 104 | 177 | 302 | 600 | 704 | 784 | 760 | 643 | 604 | 480 | 403 | 389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 227 | 167 | 161 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 11 | SE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 109 | 153 | 114 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | N 8 | WNW 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 59 | 62 | 43 | 50 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 54 |
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