Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
7.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
475
415
415
340
292
249
227
227
194
190
172
168
137
137
144
147
151
140
113
113
137
126
106
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:26PM2.99m
11:58AM2.75m
00:01AM2.98m
12:36PM2.70m
00:36AM2.95m
1:12PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.20m
5:45AM-0.05m
5:52PM0.25m
6:23AM-0.04m
6:27PM0.31m
6:59AM0.00m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:33
5:31
5:31
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7:40
7:42
7:44
7:45
2
1
1
1
1
3
5
3
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
10
12
12
13
10
9
9
7
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
9
6
3
4
4
4
5
8
9
10
9
6
6
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
0
0
-1
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
554
475
415
415
340
292
249
227
227
194
190
172
168
137
137
144
147
151
140
113
113
137
126
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.6
E
9
0.2
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
6
3
4
53
1
14
31
20
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
12
38
10
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
42
32
42
32
42
42
42
76
42
43
76
42
42
76
42
84
84
84
42
120
583
84
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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