
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Higgins Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
130 | 104 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 85 | 71 | 106 | 153 | 135 | 184 | 135 | 131 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 43 | 40 | 38 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.77m | 10:00AM2.93m | 10:26PM2.86m | 10:40AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.19m | 3:47AM0.14m | 4:14PM-0.00m | 4:27AM0.06m | 4:57PM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
130 | 104 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 85 | 71 | 106 | 153 | 135 | 184 | 135 | 131 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 43 | 40 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | — | E 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 |
— | 11 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 |
5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 108 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 92 | 92 | 76 | 42 |
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