Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 415 | 388 | 275 | 184 | 224 | 217 | 196 | 177 | 197 | 169 | 132 | 149 | 110 | 113 | 178 | 190 | 162 | 229 | 247 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.58m | 8:56PM2.68m | 9:21AM2.75m | 9:41PM2.77m | 10:00AM2.93m | 10:26PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.37m | 3:07AM0.24m | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:47AM0.14m | 4:14PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 415 | 415 | 388 | 275 | 184 | 224 | 217 | 196 | 177 | 197 | 169 | 132 | 149 | 110 | 113 | 178 | 190 | 162 | 229 | 247 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 36 | 42 | 57 | 38 | 24 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 30 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 452 | 251 | 108 | 264 | 265 | 643 | 411 | 433 | 411 | 264 | 108 | 168 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 108 | 42 | 42 |
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