Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° N 80.58° W

Hess WaveFinder

Issued: 1 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hess sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.4° 

Hess surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Hess surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with 458 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hess this week:

The surf forecast for Hess over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Hess in the next 16 days are 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 7th Oct)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 8s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hess over the next 16 days.


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