
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 75 | 71 | 49 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM3.10m | 00:56AM3.07m | 1:16PM3.08m | 1:41AM2.94m | 1:56PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM-0.17m | 6:43PM-0.16m | 7:03AM-0.08m | 7:29PM-0.12m | 7:44AM0.05m | 8:13PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 75 | 71 | 49 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
— | — | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 568 | 1335 | 1341 | 848 | 848 | 79 | 666 | 608 | 521 | 92 | 306 | 264 | 76 | 278 | 473 | 182 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 439 |
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