Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SE swell with 178 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 2 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S 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 Thursday (Jul 02) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s is also forecast. 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. 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 Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 2nd Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight about this – it’s a bleak stretch ahead for the next couple of weeks. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out period of tiny, weak surf and a lot of onshore crud. You’re gonna have to be patient.
The first real chance of anything even surfable doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 8th of July, and even that’s a struggle. The swell is small, with a short-period SSE windswell running at about 4 ft, and the combined energy is only moderate (117). It’s clean, with a cross-off breeze, but the quality is just “very ordinary”. This spot is exposed to SE swells, so we’re getting a poor angle from the SSE. The water temp is sitting at 65° which is way warmer than normal for this time of year.
From there, it’s more of the same. The morning of Saturday the 11th of July has a clean 3 ft SSE swell, but again, it’s just surfable, nothing to write home about. The afternoon gets glassy with the same weak 3 ft swell and combined energy of 114, but the sets will be inconsistent and weak.
The only other faint glimmer comes right at the end of the run. On Friday the 17th of July, the morning goes glassy with a tiny 2 ft S swell and a period of 8 seconds. The energy is weak (64), but glassy conditions at Higgins Beach mean you might snag a couple of knee-high rollers if you’re desperate.
For the entire 16-day forecast, the crowd at Higgins Beach is likely to be a factor, as it’s often crowded. But honestly, with surf this bad, the crowds might be thin. The best call of the whole period? I’d honestly say the glassy hour on the 17th of July. It’s not good, but it’s the closest we get to a proper session.
Stay hopeful, the forecasts can always change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 36 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 42 | 36 | 104 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.54m | 1:37AM2.89m | 2:16PM2.58m | 2:16AM2.86m | 2:52PM2.62m | 2:56AM2.82m | 3:31PM2.69m | 3:40AM2.77m | 4:13PM2.76m | 4:29AM2.70m | 4:59PM2.83m | 5:23AM2.64m | 5:50PM2.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.42m | 8:01AM0.10m | 8:05PM0.40m | 8:36AM0.11m | 8:47PM0.37m | 9:14AM0.12m | 9:31PM0.34m | 9:55AM0.14m | 10:20PM0.30m | 10:40AM0.18m | 11:14PM0.25m | 11:30AM0.22m | 00:13AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | E 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 36 | 104 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 1341 | 240 | 306 | 1343 | 326 | 560 | 245 | 559 | 2657 | 2826 | 1584 | 848 | 1342 | 1193 | 580 | 608 | 264 | 237 | 120 | 42 |
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