Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, S swell with 42 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Higgins Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Higgins Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the rundown for Higgins Beach in feet and Fahrenheit.
It’s a tough outlook for the next couple of weeks. We’re starting off with a long flat spell. Tiny waves, mostly under 2 to 2 ft, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore or just messy. Tuesday morning we get some glassy conditions, but with only 0.5m (about 2 ft) of weak 5-second S swell and combined energy of 15, it’s barely a wrinkle.
A little bump shows up on Tuesday the 18th afternoon, with swell reaching about 4 ft from the ESE, but it's short-period (6 secs) and cross-onshore, so it’s choppy and poor.
The single best window comes on Wednesday, 19th August in the morning. Swell hits about 4 ft from the ESE with an 8-second period. Combined energy is 217 – the highest we’ll see. The wind is a light cross-onshore, so it’s rideable and clean enough. It’s the only real highlight in the whole 16 days. It’s still small and weak, but it’s the best the beach has to offer.
After that, we drop right back into flatness and poor conditions, with only tiny 1 to 3 ft waves and more cross-onshore wind. Monday the 24th evening turns glassy, but with such small, weak swell, there’s nothing to ride.
Water temp is about 69°F, which is much warmer than usual for August – a good 5° above the average. A nice bonus.
So, bottom line: if you’re going to paddle out, make it the morning of the 19th. The rest of the two weeks is a washout. Just one of those stretches.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM2.53m | 8:36PM3.11m | 9:27AM2.63m | 9:40PM3.21m | 10:27AM2.76m | 10:39PM3.29m | 11:22AM2.89m | 11:34PM3.33m | 12:12PM3.00m | 00:26AM3.31m | 1:00PM3.05m | 1:16AM3.23m | 1:47PM3.06m | 2:06AM3.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.28m | 3:12AM-0.08m | 3:19PM0.18m | 4:12AM-0.19m | 4:21PM0.06m | 5:07AM-0.29m | 5:17PM-0.04m | 5:58AM-0.33m | 6:11PM-0.11m | 6:46AM-0.32m | 7:02PM-0.13m | 7:32AM-0.24m | 7:52PM-0.10m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 6 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | WNW 2 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 37 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 468 | 326 | 560 | 447 | 42 | 326 | 380 | 326 | 560 | 582 | 42 | 989 | 989 | 368 | 1128 | 264 | 848 | 1128 | 2094 | 439 |
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