Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 135 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Higgins Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 31) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. We've got a long stretch ahead, and honestly, for the next couple of weeks, the surf at Higgins Beach is looking pretty flat and messy. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year, so it's a touch on the warm side, but nothing too crazy.
The whole 16-day window is a tough one. There’s a big quiet spell right from the start. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn't show up until Saturday morning, the 29th of August. Before that, it's a whole lot of nothing – small, weak, choppy and onshore. When Saturday morning finally rolls around, we get a glassy window with the wind swinging from the north at just 3 mph. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the southeast, with a weak period of 8 seconds and combined energy of just 73. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The south wind picks up by the afternoon, so that window is short.
Then we go quiet again. The next real glimmers are on Wednesday the 2nd and Thursday the 3rd of September. The mornings both have clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast, but the swell is still small – 1 ft and 2 ft respectively. The energy is weak (74 and 73), and the period is better at 12 and 10 seconds, but it's just not enough to get excited about.
The best of a bad bunch is looking like Saturday morning, the 5th of September. We've got a cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast at 9 mph, and the swell is 3 ft from the southeast, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined energy is the highest we've seen at 187 (moderate wave energy), but it's still just surfable, very ordinary conditions. The optimum swell direction for Higgins Beach is from the southeast, so this is the right direction, but the size is just too small to get your hopes up.
After that, the forecast fades out. There's a chance of a bit of a bump on Tuesday the 9th of September with a moderate offshore wind from the northwest, but the swell is short-period and messy. It's a long-range guess, so take it with a grain of salt. Overall, this is a period for checking the tide charts, not the surf forecast. If you're a kiter, the windier, choppier days might be more interesting, but for a paddle surfer, it's a lean run.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 40 | 88 | 107 | 118 | 86 | 80 | 55 | 112 | 77 | 55 | 106 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:15PM2.80m | 10:50AM2.52m | 10:55PM2.87m | 11:26AM2.63m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.48m | 4:40AM0.20m | 4:41PM0.37m | 5:15AM0.12m | 5:19PM0.27m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 40 | 88 | 107 | 118 | 86 | 58 | 55 | 112 | 77 | 55 | 50 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | S 5 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 54 | 80 | 42 | — | — | — | 106 | 3 | — | 3 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 92 | 79 | 848 | 42 | 92 | 175 | 76 | 92 | 76 | 42 | 42 | 254 | 42 | 42 | 79 | 42 | 566 | 439 | 2639 |
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The above surf forecast table for Higgins Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Higgins Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Higgins Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Higgins Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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