Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 3AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24PM0.89m | 10:51AM0.83m | 11:06PM0.82m | 11:41AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.10m | 4:29AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.12m | 5:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2035 | 1377 | 1361 | 959 | 754 | 801 | 378 | 1865 | 1866 | 1125 | 987 | 378 | 1202 | 183 | 183 | 1579 | 1856 | 183 | 235 |
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