Higgins Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local stretch.

To be straight with you, it's a tough outlook. We're looking at a real dry spell for the next 16 days, with no real standouts to get excited about. The swell is weak and the wind is mostly working against us, so we're in for a long wait. There's a gap of about a week between the first and the only remotely interesting session.

The only spot on the radar is Higgins Beach. It's an exposed beach break, and the optimum swell direction is from the SE, which is what we see early on. But the numbers just aren't there. The combined wave energy is weak, barely cracking 82 (units) at its best. The swell is short-period, around 7 to 8 seconds, meaning it's weak, mushy, and won't have any real punch.

Now, let's push through the days. Saturday 25th July (today) is a total write-off. Onshore wind from the SSE, tiny 2ft SE swell, and the report says "poor surf conditions." Nothing to paddle for.

Sunday 26th through to Wednesday 29th is more of the same. Cross-onshore winds, swell between 1ft and 3ft, and the combined energy is stuck in the weak 40s and 60s. It's a frustrating stretch.

Thursday 30th July is interesting, but not for the right reasons. We get a jump in swell height to 5ft in the morning, rising to 6ft in the afternoon from the ESE. The combined energy spikes to 248 and then 499 (units), which is a moderate surge. But the wind is a fresh cross-shore breeze (19 mph in the morning, 16 mph in the afternoon), whipping up a lumpy cross-chop. That's a messy, blown-out setup. For a beach break, that's a rough look. Honestly, with that much wind and lumpy water, it's more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.

Friday 31st July is the only day that offers a glimmer of hope. The morning stays clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 2ft. The afternoon is where it gets interesting. The wind swings around to a gentle offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, and the report says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." The combined energy is a weak 105 (units), and the swell is only 2ft from the SSE with a 9-second period. It's clean, but tiny. This is the only session in the whole 16 days that gets a score of 1/10, which says it all.

After that, we drop right back into the doldrums. August 1st morning is glassy, but the swell is a pathetic 2ft. The rest of the first week of August is a mix of onshore wind and tiny, weak swell from the SSE and SE, with energy levels in the teens and twenties. August 2nd sees a slight bump to 4ft, but it's onshore, short-period, and ugly.

The second week, from August 3rd to 9th, is a total washout. The swell sinks to almost nothing—0.3ft to 3ft—with periods as low as 3 seconds. The combined energy is consistently below 60 (units), often below 20. It's a flat spell. There's literally nothing to recommend.

So, my honest take: store the board. The only time you might get a clean wave is Friday afternoon, 31st July, but you'll be fighting for a 2ft crumble. The rest is blown out, weak, or flat. It's a tough run for Higgins Beach. There's no standouts here, just a long wait for something better.

Rusty.

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