Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 49 | 47 | 63 | 76 | 94 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 53 | 29 | 19 | 41 | 46 | 93 | 86 | 114 | 110 | 106 | 200 | 94 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:56AM0.83m | 10:59PM0.75m | 11:45AM0.84m | 11:42PM0.70m | 12:38PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.12m | 4:56PM0.21m | 5:04AM0.10m | 5:51PM0.24m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:52PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 49 | 47 | 63 | 76 | — | 18 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 53 | 29 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 93 | 86 | 114 | 110 | 106 | 200 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 28 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 2 | 31 | 114 | 959 | 987 | 987 | 959 | 959 | 2 | 480 | 920 | 480 | 60 | 108 | 60 | 94 | 0 | 60 | 83 | 480 | 987 | 183 |
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