Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM2.58m | 5:12AM2.26m | 5:16PM2.53m | 6:09AM2.26m | 6:15PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.43m | 11:00AM0.70m | 11:50PM0.47m | 12:00PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | S 8 | — | — | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | — | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 439 | 439 | 470 | 470 | 155 | 559 | 433 | 400 | 400 | 411 | 792 | 848 | 848 | 264 | 1461 | 1272 | 1268 | 244 | 1144 |
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