Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
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9 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:23PM0.81m | 7:16AM0.63m | 7:58PM0.83m | 8:00AM0.68m | 8:33PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.16m | 1:29AM0.27m | 1:11PM0.15m | 2:04AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 |
5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 18 | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 |
9 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 1579 | 1579 | 1175 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 1361 | 1590 | 1620 | 1579 | 1377 | 183 | 183 | 28 | 55 | 980 | 519 | 1583 | 235 | 646 |
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