Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
24.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888845667788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464545633131302930284218293290138280361412413384374302270
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
WSW
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11AM
0.74
9:58PM
1.00
10:01AM
0.71
10:51PM
1.00
10:54AM
0.68
11:48PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
-0.01
4:11AM
0.14
3:55PM
-0.01
5:10AM
0.17
4:48PM
0.01
6:12AM
0.20
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:50
Sunset--7:49-------7:49-------7:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------21-----
Temp. °C242525242423222224262725252323222222222221212121
Feels °C (?)262524232425242426282826252020181818171616161615
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