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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
122 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 27 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.94m | 7:00AM0.72m | 7:55PM1.00m | 7:54AM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.04m | 1:12AM0.17m | 1:03PM-0.01m | 2:08AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 122 | 105 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 33 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 13 | E 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 13 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 3 | E 12 | — | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | ENE 13 | N 6 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 17 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | NE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 43 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 18 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 114 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 83 | 83 | 427 | 248 | 235 | 2 | 28 | 94 | 401 | 494 | 494 | 754 | 913 | 1175 | 987 | 1018 | 1052 |
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