Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 4PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM0.75m | 8:55PM0.97m | 9:08AM0.79m | 9:41PM0.94m | 10:00AM0.82m | 10:24PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:00AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.05m | 3:45AM0.12m | 3:52PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 14 | NE 13 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1840 | 1865 | 2035 | 1125 | 1125 | 1361 | 1175 | 1361 | 1425 | 1888 | 1740 | 1620 | 1377 | 1175 | 507 | 590 | 959 | 1910 | 1910 | 814 | 814 |
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