Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is

11.2°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Evening (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	15	10	14	16	25	35	35	24	27	29	51	77	134	74	57	80	61	71	144	218	175	257	180	114
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	ESE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					7:13PM2.82m				7:48AM2.88m				8:12PM2.82m				8:37AM2.98m				9:05PM2.82m
Low Tide		12:59PM0.21m					1:28AM0.07m				1:59PM0.09m				2:20AM0.08m				2:52PM-0.01m				3:07AM0.09m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:25	—	—	—	—	4:24
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	8	2	2	9	2
Temp °C	16	21	23	20	17	15	14	14	15	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	11
Feels °C	14	18	21	18	15	12	11	11	11	15	17	17	17	15	16	17	16	14	13	14	13	15	15	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	S 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SSE 6	ESE 8	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	E 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	15	7	7	16	25	7	7	7	7	6	6	3	89	6	2	59	61	71	97	145	2	257	180	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	E 11	S 9	SE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	7	7	—	—	2	4	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	2	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—	E 12	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	3	—	1	1	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 4	S 4	SW 3	SW 3	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	—	—	—
kJ	7	10	14	1	1	35	35	24	27	29	51	77	134	74	57	80	—	—	144	218	175	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	1372	1555	1372	447	439	559	449	881	1581	1581	2639	848	1581	79	1531	42	76	276	92	92	76	32	42	84
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine																Ogunquit Beach						Trayhan's	Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)																1						1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7

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