Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM0.82m | 11:41AM0.82m | 11:46PM0.75m | 12:31PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.12m | 5:40PM0.21m | 5:55AM0.13m | 6:36PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
5 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
3 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1865 | 1175 | 1202 | 378 | 1202 | 183 | 183 | 378 | 1865 | 1868 | 259 | 400 | 183 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 |
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