Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.0° 

Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
121
188
204
220
232
277
311
381
422
415
622
741
784
862
1068
1141
1284
2484
2128
2416
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:29AM2.48m
9:38PM2.75m
10:08AM2.63m
10:20PM2.84m
10:44AM2.78m
10:59PM2.91m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.43m
3:56AM0.22m
4:07PM0.28m
4:32AM0.13m
4:47PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:35
6:32
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
9
12
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
15
18
18
17
13
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
10
8
7
5
8
11
11
12
10
9
8
6
10
13
14
13
8
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