Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM0.77m | 11:40PM0.90m | 12:11PM0.78m | 00:25AM0.82m | 1:07PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.12m | 5:56AM0.14m | 6:06PM0.19m | 6:44AM0.14m | 7:07PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 6 | NE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | S 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1840 | 1840 | 1856 | 196 | 1377 | 1175 | 38 | 987 | 987 | 987 | 129 | 139 | 129 | 129 | 183 | 1190 | 996 | 996 | 183 | 183 | 129 |
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