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Higgins Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.8
Consistency of Surf: 3.5
Difficulty Level: 2.9
Wind and Kite Surfing: 1.2
Crowds: 2.1

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Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Maine)

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Photo credit: Annick Desjardins
Surf Break: Higgins Beach

Higgins Beach Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: consistent

Best: Swell SE | Wind NW

Sea Temperature Today is: 14.5 °C

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Wednesday, 19 June 2013, 23:14 Local time

Wednesday 19 Thu
5PM 8PM 11PM 2AM
Wave (m) 0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
Period (s) 10 10 10 8
Wind (km/h) 10
S 15
SSW 15
WSW 10
NW
Wind State cross-
on
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Higgins Beach in Maine is an exposed beach break that usually has waves Offshore winds blow from the northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Often Crowded. Take care of rips, rocks and pollution.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

Tide Times:

For Richmond Island, Maine, 4 miles from Higgins Beach.

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Higgins Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At Portland Airport, 10 km from Higgins Beach.

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Air temperature
17 °C

Current weather near Higgins Beach

Buoy Data:

At Portland Buoy, 7 miles from Higgins Beach.

  4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
Data Age 5 hr 4 hr 3 hr 2 hr
Wave height (m) 0.6
0.5
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0.5
Dominant period (s) 8 7 7 8

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Overall Higgins Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Higgins Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Scarborough Beach 2 mi
Second closest break Doc Browns 2 mi
Third closest break Pine Point 4 mi
Fourth closest break Two Lights 4 mi
Fifth closest break Old Orchard Beach 5 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Higgins Beach:

Closest wave buoy Portland Buoy 7 mi
Second closest wave buoy Western Maine Shelf Buoy 27 mi
Third closest wave buoy Central Maine Shelf Buoy 47 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gulf of Maine Buoy 63 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy West Penobscot Bay Buoy 73 mi

Tide stations nearest to Higgins Beach:

Closest tide station Richmond Island 2 mi
Second closest tide station Pine Point 3 mi
Third closest tide station Fore River 6 mi
Fourth closest tide station Old Orchard Beach 6 mi
Fifth closest tide station Portland Head Light 6 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Higgins Beach:

Closest ski area Powderhouse Hill (United States) 35 mi
Second closest ski area Lost Valley (United States) 40 mi
Third closest ski area Shawnee Peak (United States) 44 mi
Fourth closest ski area King Pine (United States) 46 mi
Fifth closest ski area Middlebury College Snow Bowl (United States) 46 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Higgins Beach:

Closest city location West Scarborough (United States) 6 mi
Second closest city location Portland (United States) 8 mi
Third closest city location Lewiston (United States) 37 mi
Fourth closest city location Dover (United States) 39 mi
Fifth closest city location Rochester (United States) 39 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Higgins Beach is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Higgins Beach is Augusta State Airport (AUG), also in USA, 93 km (58 miles) away.
  • Third is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED) in USA, 146 km (91 miles) away.
  • General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA is 146 km (91 miles) away.
  • Bangor International Airport (BGR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Higgins Beach and is 181 km (112 miles) away.
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This is the Surf-Forecast page for Higgins Beach, Maine. Use the tab navigation above to view Higgins Beach sea temperature, Higgins Beach photographs, Higgins Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Higgins Beach webcams, current wind from Maine live weather stations and Higgins Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Higgins Beach.

 

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