Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be real about the next couple of weeks at Higgins Beach. We’re looking at a long, dry spell. The surf is going to be tiny, and the conditions are mostly messy. There’s nothing here that’s gonna get your heart pumping, but let’s walk through it day by day.

The whole 16-day window is a struggle. From the 1st of September right through to the 16th, it’s basically all small, weak, and poor. The combined swell energy is a measly 18 (moderate) at best, and most days it’s in the double digits, just weak. The water temp is sitting at 65°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s one small win.

We kick off Tuesday afternoon, the 1st, with a pathetic 1 ft of SE swell at 8 seconds. Wind is a cross-on from the ESE at 6 mph. It’s just poor. Wednesday the 2nd offers a little more height at 2 ft, but the wind is still cross-on, and the period drops to 11 seconds, which is okay, but with the onshore wind, it’s just a choppy mess. Thursday morning the 3rd is a write-off with light rain, a 3 ft swell at a dreadful 5-second period, and onshore wind. The afternoon shows a tiny glimmer of hope with a clean cross-off wind from the WNW, but the swell is still tiny and short. That’s the first day we get a “surfable but very ordinary” rating – a score of 1 out of 10.

Friday the 4th morning is the best the whole forecast gets. Glassy conditions, 3 ft of SE swell, and a 7-second period. The combined energy hits 87 (weak). It’s small, but it’s clean. That’s your only real window to get a few ankle-biters.

From there, it’s a slow bleed. The wind turns strong and cross-off from the N and NNE on the 5th and 6th, cleaning it up, but the swell drops to 2 ft, then 1 ft, then 1 ft. The energy plummets to 25. It’s just not worth paddling out.

The second week is even worse. The 7th through the 11th is a mix of tiny, choppy, and onshore winds. The 12th shows a pulse of 4 ft from the ENE, but it’s a 5-second period with a cross-shore wind, making it lumpy. The afternoon improves to a clean cross-off with 4 ft from the NE, but the period is still a pitiful 5 seconds. The combined energy reaches 124 (moderate), but the wave quality is still poor. The 13th to the 16th is back to tiny, with heights under 3 ft and periods of 4 to 9 seconds, with a few glassy moments but no worthwhile swell.

There is no standout. No hidden gem. Just a long, flat run. The only break here is Higgins Beach, and it’s exposed to the SE, which is the direction we’re seeing, but the swell is too small and too short-period to do anything with. For a surfer, this is a board-waxing, leash-checking, holiday. The forecast is reliable for the near term, and it’s just not good. It’s a blank run, and for this area, that’s not unusual.

Get the kites out if you’re bored. This is not a surfing forecast.

Rusty.

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