Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let me be straight with you: looking at the whole 16-day window for Higgins Beach, it's a tough sit. We're staring down a long, flat spell with hardly anything worth paddling out for.

The water temp is sitting at 65°F, which is a whole 4°F warmer than usual for the start of July. That's a real standout, feeling more like a summer bath than the usual chilly Maine water.

The first week is basically a write-off. From Friday the 3rd right through to Thursday the 9th, it's all ankle-biters and junk. You're looking at tiny surf, mostly 0.7ft to 1ft, with a combined energy barely cracking 20 (16 energy). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making it a choppy mess. Not worth wetting your suit.

We finally see a tiny pulse of energy arrive on Friday the 10th. The morning brings a clean 2ft swell from the ESE, period 8 seconds, with a light NNE breeze keeping it tidy. The combined energy nudges up to 70, and while the report says "surfable but very ordinary," it's the cleanest wave we've seen in days. If you're desperate for a longboard session and a paddle, that's your window. But don't expect any power.

The rest of that weekend and the following week is a flat, windy blur. We get a brief moment of glassy conditions on Monday the 13th with a dead calm sea, but the swell is only 1ft—it's a lake, not an ocean. That's a solid 5-day gap with no real recommendations.

The only flicker of hope lands on Thursday the 16th. The morning brings a 5ft swell from the S with a period of 7 seconds and a solid 327 energy reading. The wind is a clean offshore from the WNW, so it will be tidy. But a 5ft, short-period south swell on an exposed beach is going to be a lumpy, close-out shorebreak. It's not beginner-friendly, and the short period means it won't have any real shape. It's an improvement, but nothing to get excited about.

The final few days of the outlook fade back into cross-shore slop.

Honestly, if you're looking to actually surf, this is a washout. On that brief Thursday the 16th, if you're an expert on a foamie looking for some whitewater grins, you might get a few. Otherwise, with the constant onshores and tiny swell, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The forecasts can change, but as it stands, leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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