Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 57 | 70 | 54 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:15PM0.93m | 6:08AM0.66m | 7:13PM0.96m | 7:13AM0.70m | 8:06PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.02m | 00:29AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.00m | 1:23AM0.19m | 1:08PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 70 | 54 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 57 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 1402 | 1430 | 330 | 94 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 340 | 1865 | 1856 | 1204 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 590 | 1910 | 1458 | 1125 | 760 |
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