Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.3° 

Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
28
28
39
51
54
58
57
59
59
67
67
47
43
36
36
19
30
29
62
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
0
S
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:03PM3.01m
4:45AM2.57m
5:03PM2.97m
5:52AM2.48m
6:10PM2.94m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.20m
10:32PM0.05m
10:43AM0.30m
11:36PM0.10m
11:48AM0.37m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
21
20
21
22
20
18
17
17
20
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
20
19
18
18
19
17
19
23
20
22
23
19
17
16
16
17
14
13
12
12
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