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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | |
34 | 34 | 25 | 41 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 16 | 17 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:21PM0.55m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:13PM0.56m | 1:53AM0.75m | 2:10PM0.58m | 2:40AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.24m | 7:58AM0.31m | 7:12PM0.27m | 8:45AM0.30m | 8:15PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 34 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 6 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 25 | 41 | 47 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 37 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 183 | 156 | 183 | 2 | 512 | 754 | 801 | 554 | 401 | 400 | 400 | 501 | 501 | 1202 | 1202 | 1791 | 1544 | 494 | 1842 | 1052 | 7 | 28 | 33 |
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