
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 |
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33 | 27 | 25 | 43 | 67 | 130 | 131 | 65 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 69 | 330 | 504 | 298 | 243 | 172 | 113 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:18PM2.80m | 2:31AM2.86m | 2:57PM2.87m | 3:15AM2.79m | 3:40PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.03m | 8:21PM0.18m | 8:42AM0.05m | 9:05PM0.14m | 9:23AM0.10m | 9:55PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 |
27 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 395 | 298 | 243 | 172 | 113 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
8 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | W 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — |
33 | 27 | 25 | 43 | 67 | 130 | 131 | 65 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 69 | 330 | 504 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 559 | 1964 | 1964 | 1964 | 1821 | 1293 | 1293 | 1821 | 1348 | 462 | 462 | 463 | 76 | 32 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 42 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 260 |
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