Higgins Beach surf break

Higgins Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
6.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Higgins Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Higgins Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
38
29
24
36
41
44
45
98
200
141
120
94
94
73
64
62
66
156
139
117
79
56
82
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
35
S
15
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM2.38m
3:53AM2.66m
4:40PM2.36m
4:43AM2.61m
5:30PM2.38m
5:38AM2.58m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.60m
10:21AM0.34m
10:30PM0.62m
11:10AM0.37m
11:25PM0.61m
12:01PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
5:22
5:22
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7:49
7:50
7:52
7:52
1
8
8
5
Temp °C
15
13
9
7
6
8
11
13
13
11
9
8
7
7
9
6
7
10
9
7
8
9
16
18
10
8
4
2
1
3
6
8
9
6
5
5
4
3
4
2
3
3
5
5
6
6
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
32
38
29
24
36
41
44
45
98
200
141
120
94
94
73
64
62
44
41
39
40
79
56
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
13
5
5
12
5
6
1
25
2
5
6
1
16
16
9
7
45
31
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
5
4
8
5
1
5
1
2
2
2
6
7
4
7
5
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.3
W
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
3
1.1
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
17
35
1
16
34
5
66
156
139
117
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)
42
245
180
245
79
42
42
76
76
42
42
42
42
42
276
3128
76
444
42
32
42
42
76
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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