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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | |
172 | 210 | 199 | 186 | 167 | 119 | 109 | 280 | 333 | 104 | 157 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 33 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:59AM2.90m | 00:10AM3.08m | 1:05PM2.67m | 1:11AM2.94m | 2:17PM2.49m | 2:20AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.19m | 6:57PM0.67m | 7:43AM0.37m | 7:55PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | — | 9:51 |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 5 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 123 | 91 | 64 | 186 | 167 | 28 | 42 | 280 | 333 | 104 | 157 | 116 | 21 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | W 13 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | W 12 | E 6 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 172 | 210 | 199 | 34 | 42 | 119 | 109 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | WSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | W 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
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