Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM0.76m | 10:54PM0.96m | 11:15AM0.77m | 11:40PM0.90m | 12:11PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.14m | 4:09PM0.05m | 5:08AM0.14m | 5:06PM0.12m | 5:56AM0.14m | 6:06PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 400 | 1361 | 1367 | 512 | 401 | 401 | 1537 | 1125 | 1204 | 1202 | 1367 | 1840 | 1856 | 1840 | 168 | 7 | 125 | 2 | 28 | 1840 | 1840 | 987 |
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