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) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 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 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:51AM0.83m | 11:06PM0.82m | 11:41AM0.82m | 11:46PM0.75m | 12:31PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.12m | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.12m | 5:40PM0.21m | 5:55AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | 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 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 814 | 378 | 1856 | 1865 | 1125 | 1202 | 94 | 1202 | 183 | 183 | 1856 | 401 | 400 | 754 | 235 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 |
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