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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
106 | 171 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 48 | 63 | 109 | 105 | 97 | 58 | 58 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:51PM0.84m | 7:50AM0.67m | 8:29PM0.86m | 8:27AM0.64m | 9:07PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.14m | 1:48AM0.23m | 1:35PM0.12m | 2:31AM0.23m | 2:11PM0.11m | 3:13AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 106 | 171 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 48 | 63 | 109 | 105 | 21 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | E 6 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 29 | — | 3 | 97 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 13 | SE 5 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | SW 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 70 | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 248 | 378 | 378 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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