Hess Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hess sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Hess today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
1
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
15
11
15
19
40
50
47
44
30
22
19
28
32
49
28
14
14
11
19
20
20
12
15
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:09AM0.74m
2:04PM0.76m
1:52AM0.67m
3:02PM0.75m
2:36AM0.61m
4:00PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.15m
8:09PM0.30m
8:16AM0.16m
9:11PM0.33m
9:02AM0.17m
10:10PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
26
26
29
30
30
29
29
28
27
26
28
30
30
29
29
28
27
26
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
28
28
30
30
29
28
29
30
29
28
30
30
30
29
30
29
29
28
31
31
30
28
30
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