Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Oct 2025 EDT
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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 cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 4PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109999999910121111141413131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)419370299287280274237222188188158163293239234529415444418278269199193186
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
0.76
6:47AM
0.75
6:58PM
0.74
7:28AM
0.79
7:34PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.21
12:15AM
0.20
12:35PM
0.22
12:49AM
0.17
1:19PM
0.22
1:21AM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24
Sunset--6:51-------6:50-------6:49-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252525252524242424242425252424242526272726252424
Feels °C (?)222322222221222222222223232222232425262726262526
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Florida - North

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 7 km away suggest it is still onshore at Hess (moderate winds from the NE at Patrick Air Force Base Airport). 1.3m 12s groundswell from the ENE with a 1.2m 10s swell, also from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km/h
NE
Onshore
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