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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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 5AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
1882 | 1546 | 1505 | 1321 | 1267 | 1004 | 841 | 703 | 681 | 540 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 314 | 303 | 297 | 302 | 296 | 291 | 298 | 269 | 223 | 218 | 183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.98m | 8:58PM2.96m | 9:04AM3.01m | 9:26PM3.01m | 9:38AM3.00m | 9:55PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.44m | 2:51PM0.18m | 3:07AM0.35m | 3:23PM0.21m | 3:40AM0.30m | 3:55PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 1882 | 1546 | 1505 | 1321 | 1267 | 1004 | 841 | 703 | 681 | 540 | 444 | 437 | 361 | 314 | 303 | 297 | 302 | 296 | 291 | 298 | 269 | 223 | 218 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 86 | 73 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 106 | 203 | 293 | 357 | 357 |
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