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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
21.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:10AM 0.70 | 2:06PM 0.70 | 3:12AM 0.72 | 2:54PM 0.65 | 4:06AM 0.75 | 3:40PM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.19 | 8:05AM 0.30 | 8:31PM 0.19 | 9:06AM 0.32 | 9:12PM 0.18 | 10:01AM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
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