
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ham today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ham at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 55 | 51 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 69 | 68 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM2.96m | 9:13PM3.33m | 9:53AM3.04m | 9:56PM3.46m | 10:34AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.01m | 3:07PM0.25m | 3:39AM-0.20m | 3:49PM0.13m | 4:21AM-0.29m | 4:30PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 7 | W 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | W 10 | SE 5 | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 51 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | W 6 | SE 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 11 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 68 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 512 | 849 | 778 | 791 | 789 |
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