Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM0.84m | 9:11PM0.85m | 9:38AM0.86m | 9:51PM0.79m | 10:24AM0.86m | 10:30PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.11m | 3:06AM0.10m | 3:34PM0.15m | 3:46AM0.10m | 4:23PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | ENE 6 | E 8 | — | E 6 | ESE 4 | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 29 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 28 | 247 | 959 | 1901 | 183 | 119 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 1580 | 111 | 156 | 94 | 60 | 33 | 2 | 590 | 983 | 28 | 33 |
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