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Ham surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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 5PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 68 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 16 | 46 | 79 | 172 | 210 | 202 | 186 | 167 | 162 | 243 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:08AM3.23m | 10:27PM3.26m | 11:01AM3.09m | 11:15PM3.19m | 11:59AM2.90m | 00:10AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.08m | 4:57AM-0.05m | 5:17PM0.24m | 5:48AM0.04m | 6:05PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | 9:46 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 |
 kJ | 389 | 295 | 284 | 235 | 184 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 96 | 68 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 154 | 98 | 86 | 202 | 186 | 167 | 162 | 243 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | E 7 | E 7 | W 5 | E 7 | SE 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 79 | 172 | 210 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 16 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 86 | 101 | 104 | 124 | 172 | 287 | 408 | 355 | 311 | 276 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 101 | 54 | 190 | 190 | 457 | 203 | 101 | 54 | 54 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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