Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 47 | 73 | 125 | 153 | 183 | 163 | 125 | 149 | 231 | 244 | 232 | 191 | 170 | 174 | 174 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:45PM0.62m | 12:39PM0.77m | 00:24AM0.58m | 1:29PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.27m | 5:48AM0.16m | 7:00PM0.31m | 6:35AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 47 | 73 | 125 | 153 | 183 | 163 | 125 | 149 | 231 | 244 | 232 | 191 | 170 | 174 | 174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1580 | 1128 | 1204 | 675 | 815 | 633 | 817 | 1583 | 1583 | 814 | 801 | 682 | 471 | 471 | 682 | 593 | 1125 | 1175 | 953 |
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