
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 22 | 61 | 65 | 77 | 83 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 42 | 60 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 69 | 39 | 27 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM2.60m | 7:18PM2.81m | 7:51AM2.51m | 8:11PM2.80m | 8:49AM2.46m | 9:01PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.28m | 12:56PM0.31m | 1:40AM0.28m | 1:51PM0.41m | 2:38AM0.26m | 2:44PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 4 |
4 | 5 | 61 | 65 | 77 | 83 | 63 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 20 | 42 | 60 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 62 | 69 | 39 | 27 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | SE 7 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 7 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 7 |
5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — |
3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 92 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 245 | 184 | 175 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 306 | 2814 | 792 | 439 | 439 |
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