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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hess sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | |
16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 116 | 153 | 131 | 138 | 93 | 91 | 78 | 91 | 66 | 64 | 50 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:12PM0.70m | 4:20AM0.75m | 5:10PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.22m | 10:21PM0.26m | 10:50AM0.17m | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
— | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
29 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | NNE 7 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 116 | 4 | 131 | 138 | 93 | 91 | 78 | 9 | 66 | 64 | 50 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 108 | 153 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1342 | 1466 | 1237 | 124 | 143 | 987 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 509 | 494 | 593 | 987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 144 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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