Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, SE swell with 160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s 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 (Jul 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Higgins Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 8AM. 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 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
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Hey, Rusty here. Tough run ahead for Higgins Beach. The surf is basically flat or junk for the first nine days – from Monday July 6 right through to Tuesday July 14, nothing worth paddling out for. Tiny windswell, onshore breezes, and just poor conditions all around. Then we get a short, promising window on Wednesday July 15 and Thursday July 16 before it fades again.
Wednesday July 15 starts with light rain and glassy conditions – a light WSW breeze at 3 mph. Swell comes in at 4 ft from the south, but it's short-period stuff at 6 seconds, so the waves are a bit soft and lumpy. Combined energy sits at 129 – moderate but not firing. Still, it's surfable and clean, just ordinary. That afternoon the wind shifts to a light cross-offshore from the NNE, keeping it clean, with 4 ft from the SSE and energy up to 190 – better shape but still short period.
The real standout is Thursday July 16 morning at Higgins Beach. Clear skies, glassy as a mirror – a south wind at just 3 mph. Swell is 4 ft from the SE with a 9-second period, giving it more push and better shape. Combined energy hits 226 (moderate). That's the best session of the whole outlook – clean, shoulder-high waves with a little power behind them. Crowds can be a factor here, so get in early. Water temperature is 65°, which is 4° warmer than normal – way warmer than usual for early July.
Thursday afternoon holds glassy conditions too, but the swell drops to 3 ft and the energy backs off to 147. Still fun, but the morning is the pick. After that, we're back to onshore slop and tiny junk through the rest of the 16 days. If you've got a kite, the afternoons around the 18th and 19th might interest you, but for a paddle surfer, the only real window is Wednesday–Thursday of that second week.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the forecast – it tends not to stay this poor for long.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 147 | 145 | 160 | 121 | 91 | 62 | 128 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:13PM2.76m | 4:29AM2.70m | 4:59PM2.83m | 5:23AM2.64m | 5:50PM2.91m | 6:22AM2.59m | 6:46PM2.99m | 7:26AM2.57m | 7:46PM3.08m | 8:32AM2.60m | 8:47PM3.19m | 9:36AM2.67m | 9:48PM3.30m | 10:38AM2.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.30m | 10:40AM0.18m | 11:14PM0.25m | 11:30AM0.22m | 00:13AM0.18m | 12:26PM0.25m | 1:16AM0.10m | 1:25PM0.26m | 2:20AM-0.01m | 2:27PM0.22m | 3:23AM-0.14m | 3:29PM0.16m | 4:23AM-0.26m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 147 | 145 | 160 | 121 | 91 | 62 | 78 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | — | 14 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 5 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 36 | 128 | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2816 | 607 | 264 | 411 | 264 | 108 | 168 | 42 | 42 | 92 | 439 | 42 | 42 | 260 | 264 | 559 | 264 | 559 | 848 | 560 | 434 |
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