Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 28 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 118 | 112 | 107 | 110 | 105 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 139 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:11AM2.42m | 10:15PM2.80m | 10:50AM2.52m | 10:55PM2.87m | 11:26AM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:00PM0.48m | 4:40AM0.20m | 4:41PM0.37m | 5:15AM0.12m | 5:19PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
41 | 28 | 40 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 39 | 118 | 112 | 107 | 110 | 105 | 118 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 32 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 41 | 139 | 126 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 79 | 79 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 92 | 326 | 182 | 79 | 137 | 306 | 439 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 92 | 884 | 848 |
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