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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
8.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ham today?
The current surf forecast for Ham at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
16 | 46 | 79 | 172 | 210 | 199 | 186 | 167 | 119 | 75 | 396 | 181 | 102 | 155 | 47 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 102 | 68 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:15PM3.19m | 11:59AM2.90m | 00:10AM3.08m | 1:05PM2.67m | 1:11AM2.94m | 2:17PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.04m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 166 | 123 | 91 | 64 | 186 | 167 | 25 | 75 | 396 | 181 | 102 | 155 | 47 | 32 | 43 | 33 | 102 | 68 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | SE 7 | E 7 | W 13 | E 7 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 46 | 79 | 172 | 210 | 199 | 34 | 23 | 119 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 66 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 2 | — | 9 | 11 | 8 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 255 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 40 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 20 |
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