Hess 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hess sea temperature is

30.1° C

Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Hess today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hess at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (11 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	SSE 4	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	22	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	23	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	46	17	22	14
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NNW	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SW	WNW	S	SW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SE	SE	SE	SSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		5:07AM0.64m				6:26PM0.96m				6:14AM0.65m				7:26PM1.00m				7:20AM0.67m					8:22PM1.02m
Low Tide				11:23AM-0.01m				00:42AM0.21m				12:20PM-0.03m				1:39AM0.19m				1:17PM-0.05m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	28	29	29	29	24	26	25	25	28	31	31	30	28	28	26	26	28	30	30	29	29	29
Feels °C	30	30	32	31	31	30	20	27	27	26	29	32	32	30	27	29	28	29	30	31	31	29	30	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	E 10	ESE 8	SE 4
kJ	22	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	2	12	13	8	14	14	14	14	2	2	14	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	SE 4	SE 4	NE 9	NE 9	E 9	NE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	E 9	E 9	NE 9	E 9	ESE 8
kJ	10	10	7	7	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	14	4	2	1	2	2	3	2	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 10	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	E 9	NE 9	SE 4	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	1	1	1	10	2	2	1	2	3	1	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 5	SE 3	SE 3	SSE 3	WSW 3	W 3	—	—	S 5	ESE 8	SE 4	SSE 4	SW 3	WSW 2	—	—	SSE 4	ESE 8	SE 4	SSE 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	3	5	3	1	—	—	2	23	10	13	1	1	—	—	1	46	17	22	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	378	183	94	646	754	590	183	400	378	183	183	702	183	590	427	400	183	183	183	156	754	192	252	427
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida		Peanuts	Peanuts				Beacon Point			Fluidgroove Reef	Peanuts		Peanuts				Peanuts	Peanuts	Peanuts	Matanzas Inlet		Beacon Point	The Shoals
Rating (10 max)		1	1				1			1	1		1				1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Header Global	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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