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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hess today?
The current surf forecast for Hess at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 258 | 274 | 243 | 217 | 108 | 72 | 43 | 50 | 88 | 73 | 104 | 98 | 81 | 108 | 135 | 126 | 220 | 311 | 131 | 169 | 164 | 145 | 161 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:10PM 0.56 | 6:16AM 0.81 | 5:53PM 0.56 | 6:55AM 0.83 | 6:35PM 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 0.30 | 11:08PM 0.13 | 12:22PM 0.29 | 11:47PM 0.12 | 1:05PM 0.27 | 12:27AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
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