Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDT
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Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hess sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
ESE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
47
57
57
52
46
47
129
129
38
36
24
23
15
15
38
37
32
43
42
33
19
18
22
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
20
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:49AM0.89m
2:02PM0.63m
2:53AM0.85m
3:16PM0.65m
3:56AM0.81m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.10m
8:24AM0.23m
8:05PM0.15m
9:25AM0.23m
9:16PM0.18m
10:20AM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:47
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
23
24
19
20
19
19
20
21
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
41
37
37
37
24
46
45
88
70
38
36
24
18
13
11
38
37
20
43
42
21
18
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
8
18
17
17
23
15
15
28
28
12
31
10
33
19
18
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
NE
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
38
4
32
4
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
7
Energy kJ
59
47
57
57
52
31
47
129
129
23
25
18
8
7
4
28
32
4
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
207
1202
1202
1202
196
108
94
111
815
953
953
996
986
60
60
60
480
471
471
471
94
6
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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