Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EDT
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Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)998877887777777777777787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506246464847645862605149473728292314131314141614
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
2.91
9:19AM
2.63
9:33PM
2.95
10:11AM
2.73
10:25PM
2.98
10:57AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.06
3:16PM
0.28
3:56AM
0.02
4:10PM
0.19
4:43AM
-0.01
4:58PM
0.11
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:22-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:45-------6:44-------6:43-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151920201918191817202120191615111012141514
Feels °C (?)17171515201919191818161518201914111066991010
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  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Higgins Beach (calm at Pleasant Hill wx 5 km from Higgins Beach). 0.7m 7s swell from the SE to make surfable waves.

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