Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hess sea temperature is

29.2° C

Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hess today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (21 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	108	23	22	23	27	42	31	25	19	19	11	11	33	12	12	14	13	13	37	33	51	36	33	45
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:52AM0.67m					3:02PM0.75m				2:36AM0.61m				4:00PM0.74m				3:23AM0.56m				4:57PM0.74m
Low Tide				8:16AM0.16m				9:11PM0.33m				9:02AM0.17m				10:10PM0.34m				9:48AM0.17m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	26	26	28	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	30	28	28	30	29	29	28	28	29	28	29	31	30	29	29	29	29	30	32	31	31	30	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 4	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	SSE 4
kJ	21	23	22	23	25	18	—	11	11	11	8	8	30	12	12	13	13	8	37	33	51	36	2	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	E 10	—	—	—	ESE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	E 9	E 9
kJ	22	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	19	19	11	11	4	2	—	—	—	13	6	4	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 10	ESE 4	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	S 3	—	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	108	17	17	9	27	42	31	25	17	13	1	—	33	12	12	14	9	6	—	—	—	33	33	45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hess Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Discovery Bay Jamaica	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	East End Grand Cayman	East End Grand Cayman	Daytona Beach Florida - North	Flagler Florida - North	Buccaneer Florida - North	Peanuts Florida - North	Sunglow Pier Florida - North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Kitty Hawk Pier Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Carpet Muncher Florida - North	Daytona Beach Florida - North	Playa Linda Florida - North	Point o Rocks Florida - Gulf	Avon Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Ocean Isle Beach/pier Carolina North	Bogue Pier Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	183	1125	1583	1583	987	987	119	156	2	183	111	996	996	1052	1052	129	119	60	217	933	754	675	801
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida	Fluidgroove Reef	Peanuts						Ormond Beach Pier	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef	Beacon Point	Matanzas Inlet					The Shoals	Fluidgroove Reef	Fluidgroove Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Topanga Point CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Topanga Point CAL - LA County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Assateague Maryland	Outside Shoals Maryland	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	Topanga Point CAL - LA County	Phillips Pump House New Jersey	Manasquan Inlet New Jersey	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Georgica Pond Long Island NY	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Elbow Ledge Rhode Island	Elbow Ledge Rhode Island	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Avon Pier Carolina North	Topsail Island Carolina North	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	1	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	1	3	2	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	9	9	9

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