Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 91 | 100 | 60 | 88 | 64 | 43 | 20 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 40 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.64m | 9:26AM2.33m | 9:31PM2.71m | 10:11AM2.42m | 10:15PM2.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.64m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:15PM0.57m | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:00PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
10 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 20 | 19 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 43 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 48 | 40 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 91 | 100 | — | 88 | — | — | 2 | — | 45 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 92 | 79 | 92 | 79 | 42 | 306 | 468 | 473 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
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