Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 EST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1
NE
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)910101010998861010666666677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)378378443325351300232210108921961947159599199112109124131147262186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.79
5:10PM
0.56
6:16AM
0.81
5:53PM
0.56
6:55AM
0.83
6:35PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.15
11:38AM
0.30
11:08PM
0.13
12:22PM
0.29
11:47PM
0.12
1:05PM
0.27
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset------5:28-------5:29-------5:29-
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C181918192020202020202120212221222222232223242425
Feels °C (?)151616161617171716171817192020212019212122232325
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