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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
144 | 154 | 158 | 149 | 153 | 148 | 153 | 134 | 146 | 165 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 181 | 147 | 137 | 119 | 101 | 80 | 80 | 88 | 54 | 61 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.68m | 6:02PM0.79m | 5:51AM0.64m | 6:46PM0.81m | 6:33AM0.61m | 7:27PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.16m | 11:56PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.14m | 00:44AM0.28m | 12:23PM0.13m | 1:28AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | 8:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 119 | 6 | 80 | 5 | 88 | 54 | 61 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 3 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 144 | 154 | 158 | 149 | 153 | 148 | 153 | 134 | 146 | 165 | 157 | 160 | 164 | 181 | 147 | 137 | 24 | 101 | 23 | 80 | 19 | 3 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1052 | 1052 | 183 | 183 | 983 | 547 | 1052 | 996 | 217 | 117 | 94 | 108 | 156 | 980 | 1064 | 183 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
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