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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
181 | 201 | 187 | 180 | 171 | 145 | 124 | 76 | 61 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 39 | 44 | 24 | 47 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:15AM0.57m | 11:03PM0.81m | 10:54AM0.56m | 11:44PM0.79m | 11:35AM0.55m | 00:25AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.15m | 5:27AM0.28m | 4:44PM0.18m | 6:17AM0.30m | 5:28PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 76 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 47 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 181 | 201 | 187 | 180 | 171 | 145 | 124 | 76 | 61 | 64 | 44 | 41 | 50 | 41 | 41 | — | — | 41 | 30 | — | 44 | 8 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 1361 | 1361 | 1361 | 1175 | 252 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 183 | 94 | 94 | 183 | 183 | 494 | 554 | 1065 | 519 | 28 | 2 | 28 |
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