Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 102 | 113 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 84 | 114 | 127 | 168 | 231 | 404 | 306 | 277 | 344 | 381 | 445 | 455 | 490 | 596 | 648 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.36m | 8:52PM2.66m | 9:29AM2.48m | 9:38PM2.75m | 10:08AM2.63m | 10:20PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.41m | 2:38PM0.56m | 3:16AM0.32m | 3:25PM0.43m | 3:56AM0.22m | 4:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 4 | 93 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 84 | 114 | 3 | 7 | 231 | 284 | 306 | 277 | 344 | 381 | 445 | 455 | 490 | 596 | 648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 74 | 124 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 45 | 50 | 102 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 168 | — | 404 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 264 | 264 | 566 | 488 | 108 | 3486 | 1967 | 268 | 559 | 452 | 560 | 847 | 2814 | 560 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 560 | 566 | 848 | 848 | 848 | 566 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Higgins Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest