Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 49 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM0.56m | 10:30AM0.80m | 10:25PM0.56m | 11:11AM0.78m | 11:12PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.27m | 3:30AM0.17m | 4:59PM0.29m | 4:15AM0.21m | 5:50PM0.30m | 5:04AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 41 | 48 | 49 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 28 | 512 | 34 | 554 | 754 | 754 | 183 | 183 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 987 | 987 | 401 | 401 | 987 | 987 | 987 | 1175 | 1128 | 196 |
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