Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
1.1° 

Higgins Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
3
4
4
8
12
55
83
72
72
65
52
40
31
22
19
28
23
28
19
108
151
140
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:06AM3.09m
2:32PM3.02m
2:55AM2.91m
3:18PM2.94m
3:45AM2.72m
4:05PM2.84m
Low Tide
8:17AM-0.11m
8:42PM-0.02m
9:02AM0.05m
9:33PM0.09m
9:48AM0.23m
10:26PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:39
 mm
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
14
18
16
18
18
18
19
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
18
20
19
18
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