Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ham today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ham at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 81 | 85 | 69 | 103 | 275 | 419 | 665 | 593 | 551 | 460 | 392 | 381 | 374 | 302 | 259 | 220 | 123 | 85 | 60 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 6:35PM2.37m | 7:14AM2.34m | 7:29PM2.56m | 8:02AM2.49m | 8:11PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM1.23m | 1:09AM1.03m | 1:23PM1.03m | 1:53AM0.80m | 2:02PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | E 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
16 | 1 | 85 | 69 | 103 | 275 | 419 | 665 | 593 | 551 | 460 | 392 | 381 | 374 | 302 | 259 | 220 | 123 | 85 | 60 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | W 6 | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 12 | WNW 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
42 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 | 5 |
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