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Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA
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Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
6.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
29 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:08AM3.20m | 4:00PM2.70m | 4:11AM3.05m | 5:07PM2.62m | 5:21AM2.91m | 6:17PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM-0.19m | 9:54PM0.24m | 10:45AM-0.05m | 11:02PM0.34m | 11:53AM0.06m | 00:15AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
-2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 6 |
10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — |
29 | 20 | 32 | 34 | 44 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 1770 | 1770 | 608 | 430 | 352 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 264 | 306 | 306 | 254 | 254 | 264 | 92 | 162 | 326 | 326 | 447 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 439 |
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