Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 6AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1862 | 1700 | 1504 | 2135 | 2101 | 1116 | 1039 | 952 | 802 | 646 | 986 | 527 | 527 | 617 | 606 | 726 | 726 | 628 | 583 | 575 | 605 | 545 | 1048 | 1065 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.58m | 4:08PM0.72m | 4:34AM0.63m | 4:55PM0.73m | 5:27AM0.70m | 5:39PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.27m | 10:44PM0.27m | 10:41AM0.26m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2135 | 2101 | — | — | — | — | 646 | 536 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 575 | 605 | 545 | 1048 | 1065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1862 | 1700 | 1504 | 1281 | 1081 | 1116 | 1039 | 952 | 802 | — | 986 | 527 | 527 | 617 | 606 | 726 | 726 | 628 | 583 | — | — | — | 554 | 607 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 484 | 484 | 484 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 657 | 657 | 484 | 590 | 504 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 590 | 590 | 504 | 507 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hess surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest