Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Maine, USA)
Higgins Beach Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 4.1 °C
| Tuesday 25 | Wed | |||
| 4PM | 7PM | 10PM | 1AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SE |
SE |
 ESE |
ESE |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
cross- off |
View detailed 48hrs and full 7 days forecasts
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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Richmond Island, Maine, 4 km from Higgins Beach.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Higgins Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Portland Airport, 10 km from Higgins Beach.
light winds from the E km/h |  Dry and partly cloudy | Air temperature 7.2 °C |
Current weather near Higgins Beach
Buoy Data:
At Portland Buoy, 7 miles from Higgins Beach.
| 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Overall Higgins Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February
Wind stats for Higgins Beach: see the variation in direction and stength by month.
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Maine surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Higgins Beach
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Higgins Beach:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break2 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break4 mi
- Fifth closest break5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Higgins Beach:
- Closest wave buoy7 mi
- Second closest wave buoy27 mi
- Third closest wave buoy47 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy53 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy63 mi
Tide stations nearest to Higgins Beach:
- Closest tide stationRichmond Island2 mi
- Second closest tide stationPine Point3 mi
- Third closest tide stationFore River6 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationOld Orchard Beach6 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationPortland Head Light6 mi
Airports
- 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.
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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