Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is

11.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	12	8	7	9	8	15	15	15	7	10	15	22	28	46	35	24	29	50	43	59	69	95	56	69
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				6:07PM2.83m				6:52AM2.77m					7:13PM2.82m				7:48AM2.88m				8:12PM2.82m
Low Tide		11:51AM0.31m				00:30AM0.08m				12:59PM0.21m					1:28AM0.07m				1:59PM0.09m				2:20AM0.08m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	4:25
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	15	22	23	19	16	14	14	14	16	17	18	19	20	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	19	21	16	13	11	11	11	13	14	16	17	18	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 4	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	12	7	4	3	7	15	15	4	7	7	7	7	28	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	—	72	56	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	S 10	S 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	—	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	8	8	7	7	2	2	4	15	—	—	—	—	7	—	2	2	4	3	8	3	—	2	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 12	—	E 6	E 11	E 6	—	E 10	E 10
kJ	11	2	2	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	1	2	1	—	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SW 3	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	—	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10	15	22	3	46	35	24	29	50	43	59	69	95	—	69
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	566	560	1372	848	848	962	894	1128	883	1372	470	447	447	42	559	881	881	881	463	2639	82	42	276	276
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	9	8	8	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6

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