Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hess sea temperature is

29.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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 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 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	29	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SW	WSW	N	E	W	S	WSW	S	SSW	SSW	SE	SSE	E	N	WSW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:20AM0.67m					8:22PM1.02m				8:22AM0.70m				9:15PM1.03m				9:21AM0.73m				10:06PM1.00m
Low Tide	1:39AM0.19m				1:17PM-0.05m					2:34AM0.17m				2:15PM-0.04m				3:27AM0.15m				3:11PM-0.00m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	1	34	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	30	31	21	29	23	23	25	27	29	30	28	27	27	26	25	27	29	30	30	29
Feels °C	29	30	30	31	33	33	20	29	24	25	26	29	31	31	31	30	30	28	27	30	31	29	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 8	ESE 9	SE 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ESE 8
kJ	13	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	2	14	14	14	14	3	15	3	15	15	14	14	14	13	7	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	—	E 9	E 9	S 4	E 9	—	E 9	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 9	NE 8	NE 8	ESE 9	SE 4	NE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 7
kJ	1	—	2	2	1	2	—	2	14	—	—	—	1	3	2	15	2	9	14	14	14	14	14	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 7	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	ENE 8	NE 8	SE 4	—	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	—
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	6	9	1	—	—	6	1	1	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	SSE 3	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	SE 2	SE 3	SSE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	29	7	12	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tybee South End Sand Bar Georgia	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Asuchillo Beach Break Leon Province	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	South End Carolina South	Four Rocks Great Abaco	North Shore Breakers Bermuda	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Red Beach Caribbean Coast	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Daytona Beach Florida - North	Matanzas Inlet Florida - North	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Spanish House Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	427	400	400	400	400	1910	817	400	400	401	590	400	1583	1840	1740	1529	183	183	183	119	183	400	400	28
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida																	Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Bicentenial Park	Matanzas Inlet			Chernobyl
Rating (10 max)																	1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Three Arch Bay CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Malibu CAL - LA County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Au Sable Point Lake Superior	Malibu CAL - LA County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Rincon - The Cove CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Barrancon Chile	Luna Park Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6	7

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hess surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Hess today (13 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website