Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest, looking at this 16-day stretch for our area, it's a tough ask. The surf just isn't cooperating. For the whole run, there's no standout period, no day to circle on the calendar. It's a long, flat spell.

We start off with the first few days. Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th are a write-off. We've got a tiny 2ft to 3ft swell from the SE, but it's bumpy with onshore winds. The combined energy is weak, barely hitting 130 (moderate wave energy). Then Saturday the 29th gives us a glimmer of clean water with glassy conditions in the morning, but the swell drops to a pathetic 2ft and the energy falls right off to just 40 (weak wave energy). Not worth paddling out for.

From there, it gets worse. We go days – from the 30th of August all the way through the morning of the 6th of September – with barely a ripple. Swell heights are under 3ft, the combined energy values are all in the double digits (like 16, 23, 25) and winds are mostly junk. That's over a week of nearly nothing.

There's a slight pulse of energy on the afternoon of the 6th of September, with a combined energy of 101 (moderate wave energy) and a 3ft swell, but the wind swings onshore again. Then on the 7th, the energy picks up to 140 (moderate wave energy) with clean cross-off winds, but it's still only a 3ft to 3ft wave. Not the kind of juice that gets you out of bed.

The most promising looking window is actually the final few days. From the 8th of September through the 11th, we see the swell period stretching out into the 11 to 14 second range, which is a proper groundswell. The combined energy kicks up into the 100s and even 200s on the 10th (205, strong wave energy) and 11th (281, strong wave energy). The problem? The swell heights are still small, hovering around 4ft at best, and the winds are generally light cross or cross-on. It's clean on the 9th afternoon with glassy conditions, but the swell is only 2ft. It's the kind of setup where you might get a few fun ones at the better breaks, but it's not going to be pumping. For the break in question, Higgins Beach, the optimum direction is SE, and the swell is coming from that SE to ESE direction, so that's a plus. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Honestly, if you had to pick, the 11th of September morning has the most size at 4ft from the ESE, but the period drops to 7 seconds, so it'll be a bit lumpy and weak. The 10th of September morning has the longer 11-second period and a combined energy of 205, but it's smaller at 2ft. There's no true standout here. For expert surfers only, the bigger combined energy days (2nd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th) indicate moderate wave energy, but the wave quality is consistently rated poor or marginal. This is just one of those times where you look for something else to do.

Rusty out.

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