Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 3 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 100 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 49 | 8 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:45PM0.78m | 6:29AM0.59m | 7:23PM0.81m | 7:16AM0.63m | 7:58PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.32m | 11:41AM0.17m | 00:52AM0.30m | 12:27PM0.16m | 1:29AM0.27m | 1:11PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 18 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | ESE 11 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | ESE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 100 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | — | 3 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 8 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 814 | 183 | 920 | 920 | 987 | 754 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 7 | 183 | 920 | 920 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 590 | 1202 | 590 | 1579 | 1579 | 1361 | 1361 |
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