Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 1 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is

14.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	264	195	140	120	101	126	101	101	80	80	80	79	77	58	58	59	59	59	57	40	40	39	27	27
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	W	S	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:02AM2.94m				1:14PM3.19m				1:48AM2.88m				1:59PM3.19m					2:38AM2.78m				2:50PM3.14m
Low Tide			7:02AM-0.01m				7:35PM-0.22m				7:46AM0.05m					8:24PM-0.18m				8:35AM0.14m				9:19PM-0.10m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—
mm	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	23	24	23	21
Feels °C	9	9	9	11	12	13	13	13	15	14	14	15	14	15	14	15	16	16	17	18	21	22	22	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	ESE 8
kJ	264	195	140	120	101	126	101	101	80	80	80	79	77	58	58	59	59	59	57	40	40	39	7	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 3	S 3	S 4	SSE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 8	SSE 4
kJ	16	15	9	10	5	8	8	8	8	7	4	3	3	16	16	16	2	2	2	3	14	14	27	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 13	SSE 7	SE 13	ESE 12	S 7	S 7	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	8	8	8	6	10	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	2	3	5	6	5	7	14	1	1	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	S 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	S 4	S 3	S 4	S 4
kJ	3	3	5	1	1	3	4	3	4	3	—	—	—	3	—	1	2	—	—	—	2	3	15	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Deveraux Beach Massachusetts	The Wall New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts	Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	120	82	42	42	42	108	108	42	42	42	42	76	146	306	76	42	42	42	42	42	76	42	42	42
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Rating (10 max)			2	1	1			1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5

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