Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 165 | 136 | 160 | 132 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 41 | 70 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:45AM0.62m | 5:11PM0.90m | 4:57AM0.63m | 6:15PM0.93m | 6:08AM0.66m | 7:13PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM0.04m | 11:31PM0.26m | 11:10AM0.02m | 00:29AM0.23m | 12:10PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 165 | 165 | 136 | 160 | 132 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 41 | 70 | 54 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 2 | — | — | E 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | E 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 6 | 6 | 480 | 480 | 987 | 111 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 1257 | 987 | 252 | 119 | 60 | 94 | 183 | 183 | 1856 | 1402 | 183 | 590 |
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