Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
1
ESE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
25
41
19
12
12
8
8
30
11
9
17
16
16
15
14
14
37
41
56
16
17
25
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM0.55m
1:08AM0.76m
1:13PM0.56m
1:53AM0.75m
2:10PM0.58m
2:40AM0.75m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.24m
7:58AM0.31m
7:12PM0.27m
8:45AM0.30m
8:15PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:37
6:35
6:35
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8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
2
4
1
Temp °C
26
29
30
28
27
24
22
22
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
27
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
25
24
23
24
29
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
27
28
26
27
26
27
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
34
34
2
8
19
12
12
7
7
1
7
9
17
16
16
15
14
14
2
16
16
16
17
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
2
4
4
2
19
6
2
8
8
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1
S
5
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
34
25
41
47
1
1
2
30
11
2
6
1
3
7
7
5
37
41
56
37
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
33
183
156
183
2
512
754
801
554
401
400
400
501
501
1202
1202
1791
1544
494
1842
1052
7
28
33
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
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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