Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 418 | 439 | 148 | 476 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 315 | 253 | 182 | 605 | 1230 | 1412 | 1557 | 1463 | 1108 | 970 | 910 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:24PM0.74m | 7:03AM0.85m | 7:08PM0.74m | 7:50AM0.91m | 7:54PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.13m | 1:11PM0.18m | 1:11AM0.07m | 2:00PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 215 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 99 | 94 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 418 | 439 | 148 | 476 | 95 | 75 | 82 | 315 | 253 | 182 | 605 | 1230 | 1412 | 1557 | 1463 | 1108 | 970 | 910 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1102 | 1367 | 1102 | 1215 | 657 | 1175 | 1102 | 1101 | 1101 | 1128 | 1101 | 1128 | 480 | 480 | 1101 | 1101 | 1102 | 1202 | 1125 |
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