Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ham today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ham at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 853 | 408 | 273 | 534 | 512 | 681 | 528 | 579 | 494 | 488 | 401 | 394 | 319 | 292 | 236 | 218 | 300 | 589 | 1504 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:51AM2.35m | 1:04PM2.43m | 2:02AM2.14m | 2:24PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42PM0.82m | 6:53AM1.07m | 7:32PM1.03m | 7:43AM1.26m | 8:42PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 158 | 268 | 273 | 534 | 512 | 681 | 155 | 115 | 494 | 488 | 401 | 394 | 319 | 292 | 236 | 218 | 300 | 360 | 1504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 16 | W 16 | N 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 198 | 246 | 242 | 235 | 178 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 91 | 589 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 8 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 853 | 408 | 200 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 528 | 579 | 228 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 895 | 766 | 106 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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