Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:07PM2.93m | 1:25AM2.94m | 1:44PM3.00m | 2:07AM2.88m | 2:25PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM-0.01m | 7:14PM0.01m | 7:32AM-0.00m | 7:56PM-0.04m | 8:12AM0.04m | 8:43PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 |
30 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 8 | E 6 | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 |
8 | 11 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 12 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 1131 | 1131 | 2842 | 2102 | 400 | 355 | 326 | 326 | 311 | 989 | 439 | 439 | 1340 | 1340 | 42 | 989 | 989 | 989 | 1024 | 1340 | 580 | 306 |
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