Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:22PM0.71m | 4:06AM0.55m | 5:13PM0.74m | 5:07AM0.58m | 5:56PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.23m | 10:49PM0.33m | 10:22AM0.23m | 11:32PM0.31m | 11:13AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 7 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 3 | E 3 | E 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 501 | 494 | 400 | 401 | 512 | 512 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 401 | 401 | 512 | 494 | 33 | 28 | 400 | 400 | 590 | 814 | 814 | 817 |
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