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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 31 | 65 | 86 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 119 | 105 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 64 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:20AM0.75m | 5:10PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.17m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 65 | 86 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 119 | 105 | 81 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 11 | E 14 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 4 | E 11 | — | E 14 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 | E 10 | E 13 | E 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | — | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 49 | 48 | 50 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 754 | 1125 | 593 | 554 | 494 | 183 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 125 | 151 | 83 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 226 | 247 | 226 | 2 |
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