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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 216 | 212 | 194 | 180 | 143 | 140 | 98 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:06AM 0.69 | 1:17PM 0.76 | 2:10AM 0.70 | 2:06PM 0.70 | 3:12AM 0.72 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:58PM 0.19 | 7:00AM 0.26 | 7:47PM 0.19 | 8:05AM 0.30 | 8:31PM 0.19 | 9:06AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
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