Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hess sea temperature is

29.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hess today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM
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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	24	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	S	SE	WNW	S	SW	WSW	SSW	SW	S	NNW	N	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:14AM0.65m				7:26PM1.00m				7:20AM0.67m					8:22PM1.02m				8:22AM0.70m				9:15PM1.03m
Low Tide				12:20PM-0.03m				1:39AM0.19m				1:17PM-0.05m					2:34AM0.17m				2:15PM-0.04m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	1	—	14	4	—	—	1	—	—	10	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	28	31	31	26	24	25	25	26	28	31	25	24	24	25	25	25	27	29	30	29	28	28
Feels °C	30	30	32	34	33	26	24	26	27	29	31	34	23	25	26	28	28	27	31	31	30	28	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	12	12	12	12	12	2	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	6	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	NE 9	E 8	E 7	E 9	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	SE 3
kJ	2	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	14	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	6	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	N 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 8	—	—	ENE 8
kJ	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 2	SE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	24	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	14	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	378	378	400	1856	1856	183	183	400	207	183	183	183	1951	108	400	400	400	400	400	682	108	183	162	183
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Rating (10 max)						1	1		1	1	1	1		1							1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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