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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | |
118 | 113 | 111 | 99 | 128 | 54 | 88 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:33AM0.61m | 7:27PM0.83m | 7:14AM0.59m | 8:05PM0.84m | 7:53AM0.58m | 8:44PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.28m | 12:23PM0.13m | 1:28AM0.27m | 1:00PM0.12m | 2:11AM0.26m | 1:38PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 118 | 5 | 111 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 113 | 33 | 31 | 128 | 54 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 183 | 400 | 200 | 252 | 235 | 183 | 183 | 590 | 400 | 494 | 183 | 512 | 401 |
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