
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 103 | 67 | 58 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 80 | 61 | 123 | 93 | 92 | 143 | 277 | 114 | 121 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM2.88m | 12:02PM2.53m | 00:01AM2.92m | 12:36PM2.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.45m | 5:50AM0.13m | 5:48PM0.39m | 6:24AM0.09m | 6:25PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
48 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 16 | — | 61 | 86 | 93 | 68 | 143 | 107 | 114 | 121 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 62 | 124 | 103 | 88 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 4 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
36 | 103 | 67 | 58 | 36 | 24 | 35 | 44 | 58 | 80 | 22 | 123 | 22 | 92 | 74 | 277 | 24 | 21 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 92 | 848 | 559 | 439 | 444 | 428 | 400 | 352 | 276 | 244 | 237 | 237 | 168 | 108 | 168 | 186 | 196 | 194 |
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