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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 2PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
151 | 183 | 176 | 197 | 92 | 217 | 188 | 147 | 132 | 119 | 123 | 120 | 35 | 78 | 61 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:51AM0.64m | 6:46PM0.81m | 6:33AM0.61m | 7:27PM0.83m | 7:14AM0.59m | 8:05PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.14m | 00:44AM0.28m | 12:23PM0.13m | 1:28AM0.27m | 1:00PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | 8:13 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 78 | 61 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 7 | SE 5 | — | SSE 3 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 151 | 183 | 176 | 197 | 92 | 217 | 188 | 147 | 132 | 119 | 123 | 120 | 35 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 616 | 983 | 980 | 980 | 996 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 33 | 183 | 183 | 330 | 2 | 199 | 162 |
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