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Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
E
2.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999999101089981111111010151016
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1744943637466289199130785639252312167743344445
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
2.53
4:57AM
2.90
5:41PM
2.45
6:02AM
2.92
6:53PM
2.44
7:10AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.19
11:28AM
0.06
11:39PM
0.25
12:38PM
0.02
12:47AM
0.25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:00-
Sunset4:43-------4:45-------4:45-------
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C-7-9-9-9-10-13-11-9-8-8-9-12-13-14-10-7-6-7-9-9-10-10-8-6
Feels °C (?)-14-16-16-17-17-20-17-15-15-14-17-19-19-21-16-13-11-12-13-13-16-16-14-12
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