Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is

11.3°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SE 9	S 5	SSE 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	39	21	12	8	7	9	8	15	15	15	7	9	14	21	31	37	35	31	30	37	40	45	92	59	61	58
Wind (km/h)	W	NNE	NW	ENE	E	ENE	E	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		5:49AM2.67m				6:07PM2.83m				6:52AM2.77m					7:13PM2.82m				7:48AM2.88m				8:12PM2.82m
Low Tide				11:51AM0.31m				00:30AM0.08m				12:59PM0.21m					1:28AM0.07m				1:59PM0.09m				2:20AM0.08m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	4:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	13	16	22	23	19	16	14	14	14	16	17	18	19	18	17	18	17
Feels °C	14	14	13	11	10	10	11	11	10	10	13	19	21	16	13	11	11	11	13	15	16	18	16	16	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 4	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	ESE 8	—	ESE 7
kJ	21	13	12	8	4	3	7	15	15	4	7	7	7	7	7	37	7	7	7	6	6	6	69	6	—	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	E 6	E 11	E 10	E 10
kJ	21	21	8	8	7	7	1	1	3	15	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	2	4	3	8	3	1	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	10	11	2	2	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SW 3	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	39	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	6	9	14	21	31	3	35	31	30	37	40	45	92	59	61	58
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	449	449	560	560	1372	848	848	957	848	1128	1372	1372	559	447	439	568	560	792	1188	792	463	848	79	42	276	79
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