
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 41 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM2.70m | 4:28PM2.95m | 5:00AM2.61m | 5:22PM2.97m | 6:02AM2.53m | 6:22PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.16m | 10:50PM0.12m | 11:02AM0.23m | 11:50PM0.12m | 12:01PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
20 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | E 9 | — | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 |
25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 |
10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 31 | 24 | 36 | — | 21 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 238 | 260 | 260 | 306 | 2802 | 447 | 42 | 42 | 447 | 42 | 42 | 883 | 449 | 568 | 79 | 264 | 248 | 248 | 260 | 462 | 478 | 416 | 245 |
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