Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 148 | 135 | 122 | 96 | 91 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18PM2.94m | 3:45AM2.72m | 4:05PM2.84m | 4:38AM2.55m | 4:55PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.09m | 9:48AM0.23m | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:37AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
11 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 148 | 135 | 122 | 96 | 91 | 73 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 352 | 264 | 264 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 260 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 92 | 306 | 439 |
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