Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 214 | 208 | 172 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 101 | 96 | 70 | 54 | 53 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.71m | 1:58AM0.53m | 3:24PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.33m | 7:29AM0.21m | 9:02PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.23m | 9:59PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 53 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 214 | 208 | 172 | 147 | 121 | 121 | 101 | 96 | — | 54 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 987 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 330 | 471 | 471 | 987 | 160 | 124 | 171 | 124 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 1595 | 993 | 987 |
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