Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM0.63m | 7:58PM0.83m | 8:00AM0.68m | 8:33PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.73m | 9:07PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.27m | 1:11PM0.15m | 2:04AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.15m | 2:38AM0.21m | 2:37PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 18 | E 7 | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1361 | 1215 | 1361 | 1590 | 1620 | 1579 | 94 | 1215 | 129 | 235 | 60 | 699 | 987 | 1583 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 702 | 480 | 119 | 119 |
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