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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | |
29 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:35AM0.55m | 00:25AM0.77m | 12:21PM0.55m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:13PM0.56m | 1:53AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.31m | 6:16PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.31m | 7:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 29 | 30 | 2 | 35 | 38 | 22 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 2 | NE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 26 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 494 | 1495 | 1367 | 519 | 28 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 183 | 183 | 2 | 512 | 754 | 554 | 554 | 401 | 400 | 519 | 519 | 1202 | 1215 | 1367 |
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