Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 62 | 88 | 115 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:54AM2.23m | 7:02PM2.53m | 7:52AM2.26m | 8:00PM2.58m | 8:44AM2.36m | 8:52PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.71m | 1:38AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.66m | 2:31AM0.41m | 2:38PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 73 | 61 | 36 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | 11 | 14 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 62 | 88 | 115 | — | 14 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 848 | 848 | 92 | 848 | 1985 | 473 | 42 | 178 | 411 | 42 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 449 | 559 | 559 | 449 | 439 | 439 | 566 | 3513 | 2796 | 1036 |
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