Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
18.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
4
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
19
104
247
250
190
101
93
58
31
23
29
21
19
11
22
11
12
39
15
31
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:28AM3.20m
3:06PM2.99m
3:22AM3.03m
3:57PM2.94m
4:17AM2.83m
4:48PM2.88m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.22m
9:09PM0.03m
9:38AM-0.07m
10:06PM0.12m
10:28AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
2
1
4
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
23
19
21
20
20
19
21
24
26
23
20
18
17
20
24
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
18
16
19
18
18
16
17
20
21
20
17
14
13
17
22
22
20
17
17
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