
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:36PM3.11m | 9:27AM2.63m | 9:40PM3.21m | 10:27AM2.76m | 10:39PM3.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.28m | 3:12AM-0.08m | 3:19PM0.18m | 4:12AM-0.19m | 4:21PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 |
15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | S 6 |
1 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 3 | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 276 | 306 | 326 | 560 | 560 | 560 | 447 | 447 | 439 | 607 | 326 | 1188 | 1188 | 238 | 2543 | 481 | 330 | 326 |
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