Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)888887777677777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676955575854453528253334343738402727281920202020
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
15
NNW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
0.56
4:16AM
0.74
3:29PM
0.54
5:05AM
0.76
4:24PM
0.53
5:50AM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.18
10:22AM
0.34
9:52PM
0.16
11:12AM
0.33
10:37PM
0.14
11:58AM
0.31
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------7:15-------7:15-------7:15-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------111-------11
Temp. °C211919192020202020202020211919192018161516151314
Feels °C (?)19171818191919191919202022191816161411111413109
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hess surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest