Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32AM0.71m | 11:18PM0.99m | 11:33AM0.72m | 00:10AM0.94m | 12:34PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.15m | 4:23PM0.02m | 5:40AM0.16m | 5:24PM0.08m | 6:34AM0.16m | 6:27PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 22 | — | — | 40 | 23 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 760 | 94 | 94 | 754 | 754 | 1904 | 117 | 129 | 1128 | 7 | 183 | 156 | 183 | 183 | 119 | 16 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 702 | 590 | 721 | 501 | 721 |
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