Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
8
8
44
18
11
17
16
16
26
24
55
29
30
23
16
26
38
25
26
24
35
27
16
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
15
SE
30
SE
10
SSE
0
WNW
0
SW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:13PM0.56m
1:53AM0.75m
2:10PM0.58m
2:40AM0.75m
3:11PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.31m
7:12PM0.27m
8:45AM0.30m
8:15PM0.28m
9:28AM0.27m
9:19PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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6:37
6:35
6:35
6:35
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8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
28
30
28
28
27
26
25
25
28
30
28
26
25
26
23
24
29
28
26
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
27
31
30
30
27
27
29
29
29
25
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
12
7
7
9
9
17
16
16
26
24
2
14
16
16
16
26
16
11
26
16
16
16
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
8
8
9
3
1
2
2
5
2
2
3
4
1
30
25
4
3
3
3
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
44
18
11
2
3
2
2
2
55
29
30
23
14
22
38
23
10
24
35
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
682
754
554
401
400
501
1215
1215
1202
1202
1439
1454
501
512
2
28
2
0
0
986
1587
55
33
94
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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