Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 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 Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:08AM0.65m | 9:43PM0.85m | 9:50AM0.68m | 10:17PM0.84m | 10:33AM0.71m | 10:50PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21AM0.25m | 2:57PM0.15m | 3:56AM0.23m | 3:38PM0.17m | 4:30AM0.21m | 4:22PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 814 | 754 | 814 | 815 | 1344 | 634 | 1228 | 959 | 959 | 427 | 400 | 400 | 494 | 657 | 657 | 1175 | 920 | 959 | 1471 | 494 | 657 | 993 | 183 |
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