Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 10AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
435
489
462
321
454
191
160
131
115
110
107
83
55
103
134
125
90
68
140
120
107
55
39
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM2.59m
11:35PM2.93m
12:15PM2.57m
00:11AM2.92m
12:52PM2.54m
00:46AM2.90m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.06m
5:24PM0.42m
6:02AM0.06m
6:01PM0.44m
6:39AM0.08m
6:36PM0.46m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
12
14
4
4
Temp °C
7
5
7
9
10
11
9
8
8
10
13
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
-3
-6
-3
1
4
7
6
5
5
7
10
7
8
10
9
9
7
6
4
6
9
9
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
12
23
17
8
321
239
191
160
131
115
110
107
83
55
103
134
125
90
68
140
120
107
55
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
20
7
3
4
1
1
4
22
30
4
17
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
8
2
23
4
4
4
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
8
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
E
4
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
399
435
489
462
454
5
4
7
2
1
11
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
146
155
254
566
566
847
42
42
42
42
76
132
42
42
42
42
84
120
196
254
108
76
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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