Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:50AM0.68m | 10:17PM0.84m | 10:33AM0.71m | 10:50PM0.82m | 11:18AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.23m | 3:38PM0.17m | 4:30AM0.21m | 4:22PM0.20m | 5:04AM0.19m | 5:09PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 12 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NE 7 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 814 | 959 | 494 | 494 | 494 | 400 | 400 | 987 | 920 | 959 | 959 | 959 | 378 | 400 | 124 | 107 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 183 | 156 | 2 | 94 | 2 |
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