Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 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
26.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
14
13
22
31
65
86
95
95
95
119
105
81
62
61
47
64
49
48
50
46
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
NE
25
E
20
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
E
20
ESE
20
SE
10
S
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:20AM0.75m
5:10PM0.78m
5:12AM0.74m
6:06PM0.86m
6:06AM0.73m
7:00PM0.94m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.17m
11:20PM0.23m
11:32AM0.10m
00:17AM0.20m
12:16PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
1
1
1
4
10
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
26
27
25
24
24
23
23
22
25
29
26
25
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
26
27
29
27
28
29
28
23
25
25
25
23
25
29
24
24
25
26
25
25
27
27
26
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
9
5
5
6
8
10
6
31
65
86
95
95
95
119
105
81
62
61
47
64
5
5
4
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
10
1
2
4
2
14
15
9
6
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
3
2
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
11
11
10
10
1
10
4
1
9
9
9
8
1
5
4
4
4
4
1
2
3
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
E
7
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
NNW
4
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
7
8
14
13
22
17
20
19
5
49
48
50
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
754
1125
593
554
494
183
60
0
0
2
7
0
96
125
151
83
38
7
2
226
247
226
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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