Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM0.77m | 1:05AM0.62m | 2:16PM0.74m | 1:47AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.17m | 8:35PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 183 | 183 | 94 | 28 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 183 | 400 | 400 | 183 | 183 | 494 | 519 | 554 | 554 | 554 | 1810 | 987 | 1175 |
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