Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
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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
3.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)76687788109912111312121212111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201398018313415711953161767569130202244120909011010277706867
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
2.68
9:14PM
2.32
9:16AM
2.75
9:56PM
2.38
9:56AM
2.82
10:35PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.20
3:00AM
0.47
3:46PM
0.14
3:41AM
0.41
4:24PM
0.07
4:19AM
0.34
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset--4:29-------4:30-------4:31-----
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6775-1-2-4-4-5-4-3-3-4-3-1-102111001
Feels °C (?)221-1-10-11-13-11-14-13-11-10-11-9-8-7-5-5-3-5-6-6-5-5
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