Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.73m | 9:07PM0.83m | 9:26AM0.77m | 9:42PM0.81m | 10:10AM0.81m | 10:19PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.15m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:21PM0.17m | 3:46AM0.14m | 4:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | — | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 55 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 22 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 24 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 33 | 2 | 28 | 465 | 1262 | 183 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 36 | 208 | 480 | 953 | 959 | 959 | 340 | 987 | 814 | 33 | 1910 | 987 | 716 | 987 |
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