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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hess sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | ESE 7 | E 11 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 96 | 173 | 122 | 176 | 138 | 105 | 83 | 64 | 57 | 68 | 53 | 42 | 51 | 29 | 49 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:10PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.94m | 7:00AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.17m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.04m | 1:12AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
30 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | 164 | 122 | 176 | 138 | 105 | 83 | 64 | 57 | 68 | 53 | 42 | 51 | 29 | 5 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | E 11 | — | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 | — | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 4 | E 14 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | N 4 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 2 | 10 | 96 | 173 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 1332 | 494 | 1125 | 108 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 179 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 107 | 378 | 400 | 400 | 94 | 10 | 25 | 28 |
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