Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 6PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1326 | 2011 | 1663 | 1631 | 1852 | 1970 | 1960 | 1947 | 1693 | 1660 | 1461 | 1277 | 1277 | 1221 | 1191 | 980 | 855 | 733 | 581 | 454 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM2.92m | 11:39PM2.96m | 11:55AM3.05m | 00:19AM2.97m | 12:32PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM-0.01m | 5:43AM-0.00m | 6:07PM-0.13m | 6:21AM-0.02m | 6:49PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1326 | 1340 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 62 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 454 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 2011 | 1663 | 1631 | 1852 | 1970 | 1960 | 1947 | 1693 | 1660 | 1461 | 1277 | 1277 | 1221 | 1191 | 980 | 855 | 733 | 581 | — | 513 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1130 | 1130 | 848 | 848 | 848 | 607 | 602 | 596 | 617 | 975 | 884 | 884 | 264 | 264 | 244 | 245 | 244 | 168 | 168 | 254 | 168 |
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