Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36AM0.53m | 6:02PM0.75m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:45PM0.78m | 6:29AM0.59m | 7:23PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.34m | 10:53AM0.18m | 00:11AM0.32m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:52AM0.30m | 12:27PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 724 | 590 | 501 | 501 | 183 | 94 | 987 | 2 | 28 | 1202 | 427 | 987 | 987 | 913 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 465 | 702 | 183 | 1409 | 183 | 183 |
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