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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | |
11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 80 | 183 | 122 | 136 | 114 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 4:20AM0.75m | 5:10PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.17m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.04m | 1:12AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | 8:05 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 183 | 122 | 136 | 114 | 91 | 9 | 74 | 72 | 56 | 43 | 36 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | E 14 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 14 | SE 5 | E 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 7 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 60 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 42 | 49 | 51 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 1053 | 593 | 554 | 494 | 111 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 125 | 143 | 255 | 107 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 247 | 378 | 2 | 7 |
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