Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
106
125
127
239
70
68
49
77
79
75
55
56
41
43
31
32
19
19
8
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SSE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
00:11AM2.92m
12:52PM2.54m
00:46AM2.90m
1:28PM2.51m
1:23AM2.87m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.44m
6:39AM0.08m
6:36PM0.46m
7:14AM0.11m
7:12PM0.48m
7:50AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
7
7
10
11
10
9
10
10
10
12
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
16
22
22
7
7
8
5
0
2
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
10
14
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
147
106
125
127
70
24
49
77
79
75
55
56
41
43
31
32
4
4
3
3
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
68
21
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
19
19
7
7
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
4
3
8
7
7
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SW
3
1.3
E
8
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
SW
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
4
6
239
49
50
18
8
1
1
2
6
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
120
42
42
42
120
278
265
108
108
92
42
42
42
42
42
76
79
42
92
92
155
184
178
178
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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