Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:25AM2.94m | 1:44PM3.00m | 2:07AM2.88m | 2:25PM3.04m | 2:54AM2.79m | 3:11PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM-0.00m | 7:56PM-0.04m | 8:12AM0.04m | 8:43PM-0.04m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:34PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 |
9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — |
7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 61 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 989 | 42 | 334 | 264 | 264 | 560 | 1340 | 439 | 1340 | 1340 | 989 | 989 | 989 | 989 | 1024 | 1024 | 580 | 541 | 42 | 42 | 883 | 643 | 927 | 2094 |
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