Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 22 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
18
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
9
9
14
14
14
14
14
8
3
6
6
12
22
44
135
233
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
10
ENE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:01AM3.09m
4:53PM2.76m
5:07AM2.94m
5:57PM2.76m
6:14AM2.80m
6:58PM2.78m
Low Tide
10:31AM-0.10m
10:52PM0.28m
11:33AM0.03m
00:00AM0.31m
12:35PM0.13m
1:08AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
13
14
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
9
7
7
7
8
8
6
6
9
7
8
7
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
3
2
2
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
1.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
13
14
14
14
3
2
9
9
14
14
14
14
14
1
3
3
3
3
12
3
12
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
18
Energy kJ
3
3
7
1
15
15
1
1
3
8
1
1
2
12
6
12
6
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
7
3
3
7
1
1
1
1
3
3
6
6
6
3
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
7
6
5
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
22
44
135
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
409
582
1017
1036
1036
2094
1036
1372
992
927
927
1335
866
866
927
883
608
537
536
409
366
334
237
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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