Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hess sea temperature is
28.5°C
0.4° 

Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hess today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 1PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
13
1.5
ENE
13
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
746
692
636
700
700
573
517
451
347
289
211
207
160
154
105
103
103
75
69
58
39
38
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:16AM0.83m
8:29PM0.79m
9:01AM0.88m
9:10PM0.77m
9:48AM0.91m
9:52PM0.74m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.16m
2:29AM0.10m
3:05PM0.16m
3:07AM0.07m
3:54PM0.17m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
25
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
25
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
22
22
24
23
24
23
26
27
26
26
26
26
24
24
27
28
26
26
26
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