Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming up for Higgins Beach.

To be straight with you, this 16-day window is looking pretty flat. We’ve got a long stretch of barely any surf, and the conditions are often messy. The energy is just not there.

On Monday the 7th, we've got tiny 0.7ft waves from the east with a period of 9 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak at best (11). The water's a touch warmer than usual at 64°. There’s a morning offshore, but with waves that small, it’s barely a ripple. This poor spell drags on through the first week.

We finally get a pulse of energy on Thursday the 10th with the swell bumping up to 4ft from the south on the morning, combined energy reaching 119 (moderate). The wind is cross-off from the WSW, which will clean it up. But with a period of only 6 seconds, it’s going to be weak and wonky. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about. The afternoon fades back down to 3ft.

Another small window appears Wednesday the 16th morning, with 3ft from the SSE, clean cross-off wind from the NNW, and combined energy at 65. It's the first time the score nudges above zero, described as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”. Still, you could probably get a couple if you’re desperate.

After that, we see a few windy and messy days, with swell staying small. The morning of Tuesday the 22nd is interesting only because the wind goes glassy from the east, and we get 3ft from the south. The combined energy is 45. The glassy wind is a massive positive for clean conditions, but the short 5-second period means it’ll be weak and fat.

There's no standout. The best of a bad bunch is probably cleanest on the mornings of the 10th or the 16th, but even then, it's very ordinary. If you're a beginner, the waves never get above 5ft, so it's not dangerous, just frustrating. The whole second week is quiet, with small swell and onshore winds the norm. It’s a real blank run for this area.

Rusty.

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