Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hess sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.6° 

Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hess today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.5
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.4
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1116
1039
952
802
686
536
836
553
485
524
582
582
1073
594
625
545
1100
620
620
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:08PM0.72m
4:34AM0.63m
4:55PM0.73m
5:27AM0.70m
5:39PM0.74m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.27m
10:41AM0.26m
11:20PM0.23m
11:33AM0.24m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
23
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24
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25
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25
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25
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Feels °C
21
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