Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SE swell with 178 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Higgins Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Higgins Beach in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Higgins Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty bleak picture to start. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead. The first week and a half is mostly a write-off. You’ll see tiny, weak, onshore-chopped slop from Friday the 28th of August right through to Wednesday the 2nd of September. Don’t even bother paddling out for that knee-high junk. The combined swell energy is barely making a peep, sitting in the double digits (13-95). The wind is cross-on or cross-off, which just messes up what little bump there is.
The first faint glimmer of hope shows up on Wednesday the 2nd of September afternoon. We see a bump in size to 5ft from the SSE but it’s a short-period 6 seconds, and the conditions are still pretty marginal. Then Thursday the 3rd is back to poor. We then get a bit of a run from Friday the 4th through to the weekend. On Friday afternoon the 4th of September, we finally see some glassy conditions with the wind dying right off. Swell is 4ft from the East at a cleaner 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to a moderate 297. That's the best looking window in the whole run. Saturday morning the 5th of September also looks promising early, with glassy conditions and a 3ft East swell that has some real push to it at 11 seconds.
Keep your eyes on Friday afternoon the 4th of September and Saturday morning the 5th of September. For the 4th, you’re looking at a head-high East swell with glassy to clean conditions as the wind goes light and offshore. The 5th morning has a bit less size at waist to chest high, but that longer 11-second period will give it some punch. Get on it early before the seabreeze spoils it.
After that, the weekend of the 5th into the 6th goes downhill again as the wind swings onshore. We get a few offshore days from Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th, but the swell drops right out to 1.0ft to 2ft. Clean as a whistle, but you’ll be fighting for a rideable ripple. By Thursday the 10th of September onward, it’s totally flat and glassy with no energy.
So to sum it up: a very long gap of poor surf for almost a full week, then a couple of bright spots on the 4th and 5th of September that are worth chasing. After that, it’s back to the waiting game.
For water temp, it’s sitting where you’d expect it for the end of summer. Nothing wild there.
Stay patient, and line up for that Friday arvo glass-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 55 | 95 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 96 | 155 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32PM2.93m | 11:59AM2.74m | 00:09AM2.96m | 12:32PM2.84m | 00:46AM2.96m | 1:07PM2.93m | 1:25AM2.94m | 1:44PM3.00m | 2:07AM2.88m | 2:25PM3.04m | 2:54AM2.79m | 3:11PM3.04m | 3:46AM2.68m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.06m | 5:56PM0.16m | 6:21AM0.02m | 6:34PM0.08m | 6:55AM-0.01m | 7:14PM0.01m | 7:32AM-0.00m | 7:56PM-0.04m | 8:12AM0.04m | 8:43PM-0.04m | 8:57AM0.11m | 9:34PM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:24 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 95 | 60 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 43 | 41 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | S 7 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 31 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 3 | — | S 5 | — | E 3 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | SSE 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 74 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 96 | 155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 79 | 175 | 42 | 42 | 306 | 306 | 1131 | 989 | 237 | 326 | 560 | 1340 | 1340 | 2094 | 449 | 927 | 645 | 311 |
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