
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:46PM3.08m | 8:32AM2.60m | 8:47PM3.19m | 9:36AM2.67m | 9:48PM3.30m | 10:38AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM-0.01m | 2:27PM0.22m | 3:23AM-0.14m | 3:29PM0.16m | 4:23AM-0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
37 | 36 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 2 | N 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 92 | 306 | 311 | 254 | 264 | 264 | 447 | 439 | 439 | 447 | 447 | 447 | 449 | 560 | 559 | 470 | 560 | 560 | 1130 | 326 | 473 | 1130 | 79 |
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