Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.9° 

Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.9
S
4
1.5
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
S
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
10
28
120
207
225
255
157
124
84
59
51
41
23
23
15
11
3
3
49
6
8
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:27AM2.41m
3:29PM2.67m
4:17AM2.32m
4:20PM2.58m
5:12AM2.26m
5:16PM2.53m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.57m
10:00PM0.34m
10:05AM0.66m
10:54PM0.43m
11:00AM0.70m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
14
16
17
17
11
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
3
5
7
8
7
7
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
10
14
15
13
6
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
2
3
3
3
4
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