Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)788777667777778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1015760544737342533333534362828291920202020111112
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.74
3:29PM
0.54
5:05AM
0.76
4:24PM
0.53
5:50AM
0.79
5:17PM
0.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.18
10:22AM
0.34
9:52PM
0.16
11:12AM
0.33
10:37PM
0.14
11:58AM
0.31
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise----7:15-------7:15-------7:15---
Sunset------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11--------2---
Temp. °C191920202020202020202119182019181716161513161613
Feels °C (?)18161818191920201919211916161515121313129975
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