Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
34
34
23
21
38
19
12
12
8
8
30
52
9
17
17
16
15
14
14
37
55
42
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
20
S
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM0.55m
1:08AM0.76m
1:13PM0.56m
1:53AM0.75m
2:10PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.31m
6:16PM0.24m
7:58AM0.31m
7:12PM0.27m
8:45AM0.30m
8:15PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
26
29
30
30
27
23
22
22
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
29
28
26
28
26
25
23
26
29
29
29
25
23
23
24
29
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
27
28
26
25
29
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
25
34
34
23
2
8
16
12
12
7
7
1
9
17
17
16
15
14
14
1
25
31
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
4
2
19
6
2
8
8
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
9
3
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
8
8
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.9
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
4
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
5
2
21
38
1
1
4
30
52
2
5
5
4
5
6
6
37
55
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
28
33
156
119
183
25
512
754
801
554
400
400
401
501
1202
1202
1202
1420
590
183
119
94
25
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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