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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | |
59 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 129 | 129 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:49AM0.89m | 2:02PM0.63m | 2:53AM0.85m | 3:16PM0.65m | 3:56AM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.10m | 8:24AM0.23m | 8:05PM0.15m | 9:25AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.18m | 10:20AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 41 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 46 | 45 | 88 | 70 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 4 | NE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 57 | 57 | 52 | 31 | 47 | 129 | 129 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 32 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 1202 | 1202 | 1202 | 196 | 108 | 94 | 111 | 815 | 953 | 953 | 996 | 986 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 480 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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