Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 637 | 1025 | 582 | 504 | 496 | 833 | 480 | 472 | 497 | 515 | 439 | 485 | 476 | 101 | 408 | 106 | 231 | 346 | 626 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:39PM0.74m | 6:16AM0.77m | 6:24PM0.74m | 7:03AM0.85m | 7:08PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.18m | 12:22PM0.21m | 00:32AM0.13m | 1:11PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 637 | 627 | 582 | 504 | 496 | 833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | 88 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 1025 | — | — | — | 488 | 480 | 472 | 497 | 515 | 439 | 485 | 476 | 98 | 408 | 106 | 231 | 346 | 626 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 590 | 480 | 330 | 330 | 754 | 754 | 817 | 1102 | 1102 | 1102 | 1125 | 1101 | 1101 | 1101 | 1101 | 1101 | 1101 | 480 |
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