Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 173 | 131 | 158 | 145 | 150 | 187 | 204 | 203 | 214 | 188 | 214 | 214 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 104 | 97 | 76 | 74 | 56 |
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 | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:39PM0.77m | 00:24AM0.58m | 1:29PM0.74m | 1:07AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM0.31m | 6:35AM0.18m | 8:00PM0.33m | 7:29AM0.21m | 9:02PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 127 | 173 | 131 | 158 | 145 | 150 | 187 | 204 | 203 | 214 | 188 | 214 | 214 | 151 | 151 | 128 | 104 | 97 | 76 | 74 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1377 | 1583 | 634 | 817 | 814 | 593 | 480 | 471 | 480 | 959 | 987 | 471 | 763 | 480 | 378 | 378 | 920 | 986 | 920 | 164 | 96 |
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