
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 65 | 109 | 167 | 129 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56PM0.76m | 6:00AM0.64m | 6:35PM0.78m | 6:47AM0.70m | 7:13PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.27m | 12:01PM0.20m | 00:45AM0.23m | 12:47PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | SE 8 | E 8 |
7 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 16 | NNE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | E 12 |
12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | E 18 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 4 | E 14 | — | SSE 4 | NNE 11 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | — | NNE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 12 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 109 | 167 | 129 | 892 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 512 | 401 | 33 | 512 | 401 | 400 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 494 | 512 | 401 | 401 | 196 | 196 |
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