Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
E
11
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
10
10
96
173
122
176
138
105
83
64
57
68
53
42
51
29
49
51
41
34
24
24
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
30
E
25
SE
15
S
15
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
0
WSW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:10PM0.78m
5:12AM0.74m
6:06PM0.86m
6:06AM0.73m
7:00PM0.94m
7:00AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.17m
11:20PM0.23m
11:32AM0.10m
00:17AM0.20m
12:16PM0.04m
1:12AM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05
2
2
3
33
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
23
24
23
23
22
26
27
25
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
26
26
26
25
24
24
30
28
27
22
24
24
25
24
28
30
26
26
27
27
25
24
25
25
24
26
28
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
8
6
7
164
122
176
138
105
83
64
57
68
53
42
51
29
5
51
41
34
24
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.8
SE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
7
10
10
2
8
9
26
9
8
2
8
8
8
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
10
3
4
2
9
4
4
9
4
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
15
2
10
96
173
18
7
2
2
1
2
8
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
593
1332
494
1125
108
60
0
0
0
0
124
179
55
2
7
55
107
378
400
400
94
10
25
28
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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