Higgins Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.56° N 70.28° W

Higgins Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Higgins Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
27
25
25
36
35
35
53
53
60
68
46
46
46
45
42
40
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
ESE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:50PM3.14m
3:34AM2.66m
3:47PM3.05m
4:38AM2.56m
4:52PM2.96m
Low Tide
9:19PM-0.10m
9:30AM0.25m
10:20PM-0.01m
10:32AM0.34m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
18
23
26
22
19
19
16
15
14
17
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
16
16
21
24
22
20
20
14
14
12
15
14
16
15
12
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