Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:46AM2.96m | 1:07PM2.93m | 1:25AM2.94m | 1:44PM3.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.08m | 6:55AM-0.01m | 7:14PM0.01m | 7:32AM-0.00m | 7:56PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
62 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
73 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 306 | 42 | 42 | 326 | 559 | 949 | 989 | 2818 | 437 | 245 | 326 | 306 | 326 | 989 | 447 | 439 | 566 | 1340 |
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