Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 100 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s 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 Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer at Higgins Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a quiet stretch ahead. The first solid week and a half is looking pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a real dry spell from now through the middle of the next week. Don’t bother paddling out for any of that small, choppy stuff; it’s just not worth the effort. The combined swell energy is mostly weak, sitting under 100, and those short-period waves are just gonna be all over the place. The water temp here is around 63 °F, which is pretty average for this time of year.
There’s one period that might get your heart beating a little, and that’s late on Sunday the 23rd of August. We’ll see a little bump in the swell up to 3 ft from the SE, and the wind is forecast to go glassy. It’s not a big swell, and with a period of only 6 seconds, it’s not going to have much push, but the moderate combined energy reading of 105 suggests there’s at least a little bit of strength in the water. It'll be surfable but very ordinary.
After that, the following week is more of the same – tiny swells, with a few of those bigger, cleaner winds showing up but with absolutely no wave height to work with. The final few days, into the start of September, we get some proper offshore winds from the NW and NNW, but they’re blowing on a 1 ft to 2 ft swell with a short period. Clean as a whistle, but there's just no water moving. You could probably have the place to yourself, but you’d be fighting for a ride on a ripple.
Honestly, this is a grim run. There’s no standout day, and the setup leans more towards a kite-surfing afternoon if the wind picks up. For us paddle surfers, it's a holding pattern.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 57 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 96 | 86 | 64 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM2.65m | 6:34AM2.29m | 6:46PM2.59m | 7:36AM2.24m | 7:45PM2.59m | 8:34AM2.26m | 8:41PM2.64m | 9:26AM2.33m | 9:31PM2.71m | 10:11AM2.42m | 10:15PM2.80m | 10:50AM2.52m | 10:55PM2.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.54m | 00:22AM0.40m | 12:27PM0.64m | 1:23AM0.44m | 1:27PM0.67m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:24PM0.64m | 3:15AM0.36m | 3:15PM0.57m | 4:00AM0.28m | 4:00PM0.48m | 4:40AM0.20m | 4:41PM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 49 | 50 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 96 | 68 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | — | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 3 | — | 34 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ESE 2 | — | ENE 4 | ESE 5 | — | S 5 | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 29 | — | 11 | 21 | — | 86 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 92 | 42 | 439 | 848 | 42 | 560 | 412 | 84 | 42 | 468 | 42 | 76 | 79 | 42 | 306 | 76 | 79 | 264 | 245 | 238 |
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