Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 71 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 41 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:55AM0.88m | 9:55PM0.65m | 10:36AM0.85m | 10:32PM0.61m | 11:17AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.21m | 3:42AM0.11m | 4:47PM0.24m | 4:22AM0.13m | 5:35PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 28 | 28 | — | 41 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 79 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 183 | 183 | 401 | 401 | 401 | 814 | 959 | 920 | 953 | 501 | 959 | 1596 | 1215 | 1175 | 1361 | 480 | 501 | 519 | 1425 | 1357 |
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