Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 6 am 05 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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	37	33	30	37	42	47	69	72	77	78	62	47	77	188	149	134	110	64	39	55	67	115	214	270	375	294
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:48AM2.88m				8:12PM2.82m				8:37AM2.98m				9:05PM2.82m				9:22AM3.04m				9:53PM2.80m
Low Tide	1:28AM0.07m				1:59PM0.09m				2:20AM0.08m				2:52PM-0.01m				3:07AM0.09m				3:40PM-0.08m				3:50AM0.14m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:24	—	—	—	—	4:22
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	12	10	4	4	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	3	3
Temp °C	14	14	17	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	15	14	14	12	11	9	9	10	9	8	7	6	6	6
Feels °C	11	11	14	16	16	16	17	17	16	17	18	18	16	14	14	7	5	3	2	4	2	1	0	-1	-1	-1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 11	ESE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SSE 8	E 8
kJ	7	7	6	6	6	6	2	6	72	57	47	47	77	94	149	134	110	64	34	13	7	23	23	23	26	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	E 11	E 10	E 10	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	SSE 8
kJ	—	2	4	3	3	3	—	2	2	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	6	1	1	10	14	—	—	—	—	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	—	—	—	E 11	E 6	E 6	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	SSE 6	N 2	N 3	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 5
kJ	37	33	30	37	42	47	69	72	77	78	62	—	—	188	2	8	9	23	39	55	67	115	214	270	375	30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	7 Presidents Street Park New Jersey	The Wedge (Allenhurst) New Jersey	Crossroads Florida - North	Tea Break Amber Coast	The Dump Eleuthera	Tea Break Amber Coast	Tea Break Amber Coast	Costellos New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	The Cove at Sandy Hook New Jersey	Rockaway Long Island NY	Belmar Fishing Pier New Jersey	Trayhan's Maine	Popham Read Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Nahant Beach Massachusetts	White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Massachusetts	White Crest Beach (Wellfleet) Massachusetts	Point o Woods Long Island NY	Madaket Massachusetts	Jetty Long Island NY	Greenhill Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	Eastons Beach (1st Beach) Rhode Island	Ballston Beach Massachusetts	Misquamicut State Beach Rhode Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	473	478	1783	2639	2103	2639	2639	79	42	462	444	487	32	43	42	137	182	182	400	254	366	268	264	245	178	278
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine									Ogunquit Beach				Trayhan's	Popham Read	Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)									1				1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Cove Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Strait Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Topsail Island Carolina North	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte
Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	1	1	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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