Hess Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hess sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
8
0.6
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
14
10
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
14
7
5
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:12AM0.75m
8:55PM0.97m
9:08AM0.79m
9:41PM0.94m
10:00AM0.82m
10:24PM0.89m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.16m
2:04PM0.02m
3:00AM0.14m
2:58PM0.05m
3:45AM0.12m
3:52PM0.10m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
29
32
32
30
30
28
27
27
29
31
32
30
30
29
28
28
29
31
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
33
36
34
32
32
31
30
30
33
34
34
32
32
32
30
31
32
33
31
31
31
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