Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 8PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 68 | 92 | 124 | 198 | 213 | 302 | 196 | 169 | 270 | 239 | 136 | 136 | 160 | 108 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.83m | 2:38AM0.64m | 4:03PM0.86m | 3:45AM0.62m | 5:11PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.09m | 9:19PM0.29m | 9:05AM0.07m | 10:28PM0.28m | 10:08AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 302 | 4 | 4 | 270 | 169 | 136 | 136 | 160 | 108 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 44 | 52 | 68 | 92 | 124 | 198 | 213 | 191 | 196 | 169 | 169 | 239 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 1911 | 1580 | 1125 | 183 | 1128 | 1175 | 996 | 1280 | 1060 | 480 | 987 | 1215 | 702 | 431 | 428 | 252 | 480 | 1269 | 156 | 111 |
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