Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase: the next 16 days are looking dead flat. I’ve looked through the whole calendar and there’s not a single wave worth paddling for. The only spot we’ve got to talk about is Higgins Beach, and it’s a real bummer.

The overall pattern is a long stretch of weak, short-period wind swell that never gets its act together. The water is a bit colder than usual for this time of year, sitting at 60°F, which is about 4°F colder than normal – you’ll notice that.

We start off on Friday July 24th with a tiny 3ft SE swell, period only 7 seconds, and the wind is blowing cross-on or onshore all day. The combined energy is a weak 72 (Friday morning), and it’s just poor surf conditions. That sets the tone. Saturday and Sunday are the same story – 2ft to 3ft, onshore, and the energy never gets above 72.

There’s a slight tease on Wednesday July 30th. The swell jumps to 4ft SE on Wednesday afternoon, energy cracking 126 (moderate), but the period is a lousy 6 seconds, and the wind is onshore. Not surfable. Thursday July 31st and Friday August 1st see a shift to a cross-off breeze from the NNE, which cleans things up – the waves are “surfable but very ordinary.” The swell is tiny, 2ft to 2ft, with a long period of 12 seconds on Thursday afternoon, but it’s just too small to get excited about. The energy is there (114) but it’s a cruel tease.

From there, it’s a long, drawn-out flat spell. The rest of the first week of August gives us nothing but 1.0ft to 3ft slop, onshore winds, and energy readings dropping into the teens and twenties. A standout moment of pure frustration is Tuesday August 5th, when the wind goes glassy, dead calm, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft with only 46 energy. It’s a cruel joke.

The last few days of the forecast, August 7th and 8th, are more of the same. The swell is tiny, the period drops to 4-6 seconds, and the wind is either cross-on or onshore. The combined energy barely gets above 42. There is no good surf on offer in this entire 16-day window. If you’re desperate for a paddle, you might find some ankle-biters at Higgins Beach, but honestly, it’s not worth the drive. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most of these days, with that constant onshore breeze and weak, small swell.

It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s normal. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang the board up and go do something else.

Rusty.

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