Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM0.73m | 4:36AM0.53m | 6:02PM0.75m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:45PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.34m | 10:53AM0.18m | 00:11AM0.32m | 11:41AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 13 | E 4 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | — | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 139 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 85 | 7 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 252 | 129 | 633 | 646 | 235 | 920 | 501 | 34 | 94 | 129 | 31 | 760 | 183 | 507 | 1487 | 953 | 183 | 119 |
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