Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 3PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 40 | 43 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 64 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:04PM0.76m | 1:52AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.75m | 2:36AM0.61m | 4:00PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.15m | 8:09PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.16m | 9:11PM0.33m | 9:02AM0.17m | 10:10PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 33 | 17 | — | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 31 | — | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 40 | 43 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 52 | 64 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 183 | 754 | 512 | 501 | 824 | 1125 | 2 | 183 | 183 | 1532 | 1583 | 1576 | 987 | 183 | 111 | 94 | 2 | 111 | 987 | 987 | 1065 | 222 |
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