Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 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
26.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hess today?

The current surf forecast for Hess at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
15
19
38
11
16
23
21
26
36
39
45
57
69
77
77
77
66
67
67
57
50
54
56
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:55PM1.00m
7:54AM0.71m
8:49PM1.03m
8:49AM0.70m
9:44PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:03PM-0.01m
2:08AM0.15m
1:52PM-0.04m
3:04AM0.14m
2:43PM-0.05m
4:01AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:05
8:06
8:06
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
28
27
26
26
26
26
25
24
25
24
25
24
24
24
26
25
26
26
27
24
25
25
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
7
14
14
14
13
9
8
5
4
1
2
2
2
3
14
12
11
11
10
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
10
11
4
4
3
13
3
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
5
5
6
4
13
3
3
3
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
15
2
3
15
6
14
14
4
4
4
12
14
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
Energy kJ
19
38
11
16
23
21
26
36
39
45
57
69
77
77
77
66
67
67
57
50
54
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
509
554
754
814
987
987
1052
702
980
1064
1579
1128
1175
1175
183
252
983
1052
1060
702
1175
686
590
590
Best forecast wave conditions in North Florida
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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