Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—this forecast for Higgins Beach is a tough one. We're looking at a long, drawn-out period with very little to get excited about.

For the next week and a half, from this Sunday the 13th through to about Tuesday the 22nd, it's a real struggle. The combined wave energy is mostly weak, sitting below 100 for much of that time, and the surf quality is consistently poor. You'll see tiny 1ft to 3ft swells, often from the SE or ESE, but the period is short, under 8 seconds, meaning weak, crumbly waves. The wind is nearly always onshore, cross-shore, or just messy, keeping the surface chopped up. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual to report there.

Monday the 14th morning offers a glimmer with a 3ft SE swell and a clean, moderate offshore NW wind at 15 mph. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The energy is still weak at 69. It's the closest thing to a window we have in the first stretch, but it's not a standout by any means.

Things finally start to look up late in the window. On Thursday the 24th, we see a pulse of longer-period groundswell. The swell height picks up to 5ft from the ESE with an 11-second period, and the energy jumps to a moderate 435. The wind is a cross-offshore from the NNE, so it should be clean. The forecast calls it marginal, and with the long period, Higgins being an exposed beach break might see those sets jacking up and closing out a bit. It's worth a look for the experienced crew, but beginners might find the 5ft waves a bit much.

But the real standout, the only day I'd genuinely be circling on the calendar, is Friday the 25th. That morning looks like the pick of the entire 16 days. We've got a 3ft ESE groundswell with an 11-second period, delivering moderate energy at 287. The magic is in the wind: glassy conditions, a flat calm. That is a rare gift. With no wind and a clean, glassy surface, that 3ft swell will be as good as it gets around here. It's still a beach break, so the longer period might make it a little straight, but when it's that clean, you just go. Don't expect much from the rest of that day, as the wind shifts onshore by the afternoon. The crowd factor at Higgins is often an issue, so on the one good day, expect company.

After that, it's back to the doldrums with weak, choppy conditions for the final weekend and into the following week. So there you have it. A whole lot of waiting for one solid chance on Friday morning the 25th. Make it count.

Rusty.

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