Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 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
7.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (02 May)3ft (0.9m)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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
190
176
172
144
144
141
144
165
140
140
140
140
111
106
103
101
78
76
145
249
218
140
88
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:01AM2.98m
12:36PM2.70m
00:36AM2.95m
1:12PM2.63m
1:10AM2.91m
1:49PM2.57m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.25m
6:23AM-0.04m
6:27PM0.31m
6:59AM0.00m
7:01PM0.37m
7:35AM0.06m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:31
5:30
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7:42
7:44
7:45
7:45
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
8
9
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
9
12
13
10
7
6
6
8
14
16
10
8
6
5
6
4
4
4
3
5
4
3
1
1
4
6
7
4
2
1
1
2
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
227
190
176
172
144
144
141
144
165
140
140
140
140
111
106
103
101
78
76
145
249
218
140
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
16
47
31
39
30
11
4
1
1
9
11
18
29
13
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
13
25
43
50
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
42
42
42
42
148
76
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
84
42
42
42
42
92
92
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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