Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12AM0.75m | 8:55PM0.97m | 9:08AM0.79m | 9:41PM0.94m | 10:00AM0.82m | 10:24PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.16m | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:00AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.05m | 3:45AM0.12m | 3:52PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | E 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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