Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
2.4° 

Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 7PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
284
188
214
318
227
194
150
140
165
133
117
101
82
79
77
60
49
51
49
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM2.74m
7:14AM2.38m
7:30PM2.69m
8:14AM2.33m
8:24PM2.69m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.43m
1:03AM0.34m
1:10PM0.54m
2:03AM0.35m
2:06PM0.59m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
21
21
25
25
21
18
15
17
20
21
19
18
18
19
18
18
22
23
23
22
20
Feels °C
20
21
24
22
19
16
13
16
18
18
14
14
16
17
17
17
20
20
20
19
17
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