Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM0.71m | 1:58AM0.53m | 3:24PM0.70m | 2:59AM0.53m | 4:22PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.23m | 9:59PM0.34m | 9:27AM0.23m | 10:49PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 101 | 101 | 79 | 77 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 471 | 471 | 953 | 953 | 83 | 55 | 83 | 1338 | 501 | 993 | 1128 | 987 | 1175 | 139 | 494 | 494 | 1583 | 1583 | 1479 | 817 |
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