Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hess today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hess at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Hess. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:16PM0.74m | 1:47AM0.57m | 3:14PM0.72m | 2:35AM0.54m | 4:15PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.35m | 9:08AM0.19m | 10:34PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 35 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | E 16 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 15 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 15 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 |
28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 183 | 183 | 494 | 400 | 512 | 494 | 554 | 1377 | 1377 | 1175 | 987 | 1125 | 1125 | 1840 | 1910 | 920 | 987 | 427 |
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