Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)887777776776777999877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25723422021420920917817376126126666565346871611034837374230
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
0.66
12:47AM
0.93
12:53PM
0.64
1:49AM
0.89
2:02PM
0.63
2:53AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.05
7:18AM
0.22
6:54PM
0.10
8:24AM
0.23
8:05PM
0.15
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset--7:50-------7:51-------7:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222121212122222222222121212222222222212121
Feels °C (?)161616171616171718191918191920202020191919192122
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