Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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 (?)
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
NE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)677788887778888787777999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24432228227230231028323422822022019116316313468504812612662866770
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.97
11:51AM
0.66
12:47AM
0.93
12:53PM
0.64
1:49AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
0.01
6:12AM
0.20
5:48PM
0.05
7:18AM
0.22
6:54PM
0.10
8:24AM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:50-------6:48--
Sunset7:50-------7:50-------7:51-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222322222222222222222221212121222222222121222222
Feels °C (?)171817161716161616171717171717192020201919202019
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