Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 25 May 2026 EDT
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Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (25 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
339
390
355
322
266
239
214
208
208
187
161
117
84
67
152
94
59
57
43
32
31
29
35
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
SSE
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:21AM2.71m
7:56PM2.82m
8:23AM2.65m
8:48PM2.86m
9:19AM2.63m
9:36PM2.90m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.21m
2:11AM0.25m
2:29PM0.27m
3:07AM0.18m
3:19PM0.32m
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
10
5
Temp °C
10
10
10
13
20
17
16
16
15
16
21
22
22
22
20
18
17
19
24
26
26
20
17
15
8
10
7
12
20
16
15
14
13
14
19
19
18
19
17
15
14
17
22
23
23
15
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
S
5
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
194
339
390
355
322
266
239
214
208
208
187
161
117
84
37
125
94
59
57
43
32
31
29
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.8
SE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
67
8
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
11
47
53
152
4
1
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
108
42
32
32
42
32
42
32
42
42
42
76
175
92
42
42
32
42
473
520
514
278
260
245
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
8
2
9
9
9
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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