Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
113
111
99
128
54
88
54
35
34
35
34
33
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
12
10
10
12
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
S
20
W
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:33AM0.61m
7:27PM0.83m
7:14AM0.59m
8:05PM0.84m
7:53AM0.58m
8:44PM0.85m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.28m
12:23PM0.13m
1:28AM0.27m
1:00PM0.12m
2:11AM0.26m
1:38PM0.11m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
1
1
1
5
5
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
25
28
28
28
24
25
25
24
24
27
29
27
27
26
26
25
25
28
32
31
29
28
27
27
27
30
29
30
25
29
28
27
27
29
32
28
29
28
28
27
27
29
32
29
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
118
5
111
99
3
3
88
54
35
34
35
34
33
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
12
10
10
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
11
2
2
3
3
5
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
6
5
2
5
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
5
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.2
E
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.1
SE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
8
113
33
31
128
54
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
94
6
0
60
124
0
0
0
2
2
33
183
400
200
252
235
183
183
590
400
494
183
512
401
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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