Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
58
55
103
111
106
125
154
94
112
87
92
79
80
59
55
36
40
36
25
16
17
16
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:15PM2.57m
00:11AM2.92m
12:52PM2.54m
00:46AM2.90m
1:28PM2.51m
1:23AM2.87m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.06m
6:01PM0.44m
6:39AM0.08m
6:36PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
7:12PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
2
1
2
8
4
2
Temp °C
8
10
14
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
17
17
19
19
16
15
5
7
12
9
7
7
8
6
5
5
6
10
6
6
7
8
8
10
14
13
16
17
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
82
58
55
103
111
106
125
94
112
87
92
79
80
59
55
36
40
36
25
16
17
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
7
2
12
4
4
1
1
3
1
2
4
4
17
16
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
1
1
3
7
3
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
1
ESE
8
0.5
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
154
7
4
1
1
1
3
14
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
42
76
76
76
42
76
84
108
168
108
108
92
42
42
42
42
76
1335
162
42
155
175
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
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