  In this work, we present a multi-wavelength study of the blazar 1ES 1218+304
using near simultaneous observations over 10 years during the period September
1, 2008 to August 31, 2018 (MJD 54710-58361). We have analyzed data from
\emph{Swift}-UVOT, \emph{Swift}-XRT and \emph{Fermi}-LAT to study the long term
behaviour of 1ES 1218+304 in different energy bands over the last decade. We
have also used the archival data from OVRO, MAXI and \emph{Swift}-BAT available
during the above period. The near simultaneous data on 1ES 1218+304 suggest
that the long term multi-wavelength emission from the source is steady and does
not show any significant change in the source activity. The optical/UV fluxes
are found to be dominated by the host galaxy emission and can be modelled using
the $PEGASE$ code. However, the time averaged X-ray and $\gamma$-ray emisions
from the source are reproduced using a single zone leptonic model with
log-parabolic distribution for the radiating particles. The intrinsic very high
energy $\gamma$-ray emission during a low activity state of the source is
broadly consistent with the predictions of the leptonic model for blazars. We
have investigated the physical properties of the jet and the mass of the super
massive black hole at the center of the host galaxy using long term X-ray
observations from the \emph{Swift}-XRT which is in agreement with the value
derived using blackbody approximation of the host galaxy. We also discuss the
extreme nature of the source on the basis of X-ray and $\gamma$-ray
observations.
