Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is

11.6°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	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)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 5	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 11	S 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	11	13	23	20	38	34	33	35	21	21	11	8	7	9	8	15	15	21	15	20	29	32	43	45	33	24
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:41AM2.62m				4:56PM2.87m				5:49AM2.67m				6:07PM2.83m				6:52AM2.77m					7:13PM2.82m
Low Tide				10:38AM0.34m				11:25PM0.06m				11:51AM0.31m				00:30AM0.08m				12:59PM0.21m					1:28AM0.07m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	4:27
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	20	20	18	17	16	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	16	21	22	19	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	11	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	13	11	9	10	13	18	19	16	13	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 4	S 4	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	11	11	23	20	38	34	9	17	19	13	7	7	4	3	7	15	6	10	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	ESE 11	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 4	S 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	S 10
kJ	6	13	10	6	6	—	33	21	21	21	8	8	7	7	1	3	15	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	11	2	2	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	WSW 3	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5
kJ	8	7	4	7	7	10	2	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	13	21	15	20	29	32	43	45	33	24
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2639	1372	1188	1372	582	559	1130	42	42	449	449	560	560	1131	848	1128	883	42	1372	1372	1128	883	42	42	447	306
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Rating (10 max)								1	1									1					1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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