Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 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
7.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
906
868
669
669
566
475
415
370
340
292
249
227
227
238
190
172
172
137
137
141
137
137
140
140
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:17AM2.78m
11:26PM2.99m
11:58AM2.75m
00:01AM2.98m
12:36PM2.70m
00:36AM2.95m
Low Tide
5:05AM-0.02m
5:15PM0.20m
5:45AM-0.05m
5:52PM0.25m
6:23AM-0.04m
6:27PM0.31m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:35
5:33
5:31
5:31
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7:40
7:42
7:44
7:45
4
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
669
683
669
669
566
475
415
370
340
292
249
227
227
238
190
172
172
137
137
141
137
137
140
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
6
3
4
14
8
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
906
868
1
5
10
13
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
84
42
42
42
32
32
32
32
32
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
162
162
92
76
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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