Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ham today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ham at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 57 | 83 | 107 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:56PM2.23m | 4:43AM2.17m | 5:20PM2.24m | 6:08AM2.21m | 6:35PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM1.25m | 10:15PM1.28m | 11:05AM1.34m | 00:04AM1.22m | 12:32PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | NE 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | E 5 | NW 10 | WNW 8 |
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 6 | W 8 | NE 7 | W 11 | NE 9 | NE 7 | W 8 | E 6 | NW 8 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 8 | W 11 | NE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 9 | — | W 10 | — | NE 8 | — | E 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — |
5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
47 | 46 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 47 | 57 | 83 | 107 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 258 | 237 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 83 | 109 | 157 | 137 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 41 | 297 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
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