Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ham today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Ham at 2PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ham. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 287 | 277 | 224 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 59 | 78 | 98 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 37 | |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.49m | 2:11AM2.47m | 2:43PM2.34m | 3:19AM2.27m | 3:56PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.73m | 7:49PM0.90m | 8:17AM1.02m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:20AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
268 | 287 | 277 | 224 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 13 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | W 12 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 |
3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | 6 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 37 | 59 | 78 | 98 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 54 | 45 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 12 | 85 | 25 | 357 | 368 | 372 | 374 | 372 | 372 | 652 | 791 | 1254 | 315 | 227 | 237 | 203 | 203 | 297 | 258 | 258 | 220 | 220 |
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