
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 214 | 222 | 214 | 208 | 172 | 147 | 125 | 121 | 101 | 81 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM0.74m | 1:07AM0.54m | 2:24PM0.71m | 1:58AM0.53m | 3:24PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.33m | 7:29AM0.21m | 9:02PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.23m | 9:59PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 41 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 |
203 | 214 | 222 | 214 | 208 | 172 | 147 | 125 | 121 | 101 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 471 | 471 | 987 | 763 | 480 | 480 | 378 | 471 | 471 | 953 | 187 | 168 | 179 | 143 | 247 | 814 | 1790 | 509 | 1128 | 1175 |
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