Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:26AM3.31m | 1:00PM3.05m | 1:16AM3.23m | 1:47PM3.06m | 2:06AM3.09m | 2:32PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM-0.32m | 7:02PM-0.13m | 7:32AM-0.24m | 7:52PM-0.10m | 8:17AM-0.11m | 8:42PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | E 11 | ESE 9 |
9 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | E 12 | S 5 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 5 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 76 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 792 | 355 | 447 | 559 | 560 | 2814 | 3486 | 560 | 1036 | 2642 | 560 | 1131 | 1193 | 1976 | 3526 | 3658 | 2826 | 1309 | 1302 | 1309 | 1821 | 830 | 1821 | 1773 |
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