Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:00AM0.68m | 8:33PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.73m | 9:07PM0.83m | 9:26AM0.77m | 9:42PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:38AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:21PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 |
14 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 3 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 24 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 8 |
5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 920 | 427 | 920 | 519 | 1583 | 156 | 33 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 427 | 801 | 94 | 94 | 119 | 111 | 183 | 183 | 480 | 1740 | 1128 | 959 |
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