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Hess surfForecast / Florida – North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
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 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
59 | 27 | 112 | 130 | 142 | 125 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 74 | 58 | 70 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 37 | 48 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:10PM0.78m | 5:12AM0.74m | 6:06PM0.86m | 6:06AM0.73m | 7:00PM0.94m | 7:00AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:17AM0.20m | 12:16PM0.04m | 1:12AM0.17m | 1:03PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
1 | 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | E 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 14 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 1 | 27 | 112 | 2 | 2 | 125 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 8 | 58 | 70 | 54 | 46 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 16 | E 11 | E 16 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 23 | 41 | 130 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 48 | 49 | 7 | — | — | — | 37 | 48 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 675 | 675 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 124 | 96 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 494 | 247 | 401 | 25 | 25 | 400 | 494 | 494 | 494 |
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