Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM0.72m | 2:35AM0.54m | 4:15PM0.72m | 3:32AM0.52m | 5:12PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.35m | 9:08AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.35m | 10:01AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 16 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 15 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 15 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 554 | 1457 | 1053 | 987 | 1175 | 1175 | 494 | 1518 | 2000 | 987 | 183 | 259 | 590 | 754 | 754 | 183 | 60 | 183 | 94 |
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