Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | 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 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:41AM0.82m | 11:46PM0.75m | 12:31PM0.80m | 00:25AM0.68m | 1:22PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.21m | 5:55AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.27m | 6:39AM0.15m | 7:34PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 2 | — | — | SE 2 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 378 | 378 | 1856 | 235 | 183 | 1053 | 183 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 183 | 94 | 183 | 2 | 28 | 28 |
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