Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 627 | 627 | 690 | 604 | 1040 | 1150 | 714 | 714 | 627 | 447 | 371 | 359 | 353 | 536 | 527 | 558 | 637 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:55PM0.73m | 5:27AM0.70m | 5:39PM0.74m | 6:16AM0.77m | 6:24PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.24m | 11:56PM0.18m | 12:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 594 | 1150 | 714 | 714 | 5 | 447 | 371 | 359 | 353 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 524 | 627 | 627 | 690 | 604 | 1040 | 647 | — | — | 627 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 536 | 527 | 558 | 637 | 216 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 504 | 330 | 203 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 480 | 593 | 593 | 480 | 480 | 330 | 754 | 754 | 817 | 1102 | 1102 | 1101 |
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