Surf Forecasts:
Higgins Beach surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, SSE swell with 348 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 23 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s 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 Thursday (Jul 23) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period. 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 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 23rd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Higgins Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this is a lean stretch for Higgins Beach. We’ve got a 16-day window, but the first solid recommendation doesn’t show up until Friday the 24th. Before that, it’s a wasteland of small, weak, and messy conditions. Don’t bother paddling out until then.
The water’s sitting at 63°F, which is bang on average for this time of year – nothing out of the ordinary there.
Friday 24th July is the only real standout. The morning is your best bet, with a clean 3 ft swell from the SE, a period of 7 seconds, and glassy conditions. The wind is dead calm, making it look smooth. The combined energy is weak (81), so don’t expect any power, but it’s surfable and the cleanest we’ll see. That afternoon, the wind shifts cross-onshore and it gets choppy, so you want to be in the water early.
The rest of the window is a long run of poor surf. Saturday the 25th stays small and cross-onshore, with energy climbing a bit to 130 by the afternoon, but the wind kills it. Sunday the 26th morning has a clean look with a light offshore, but the swell is still tiny at 3 ft and the energy is low (99). Tuesday the 28th morning is glassy again, but with only 2 ft on offer, it’s barely a ripple.
Into the second week, things get more uncertain. The best-looking day is Sunday the 2nd of August, with a 4 ft S swell and moderate energy (170), but it’s cross-onshore and messy. No real standouts past that – just small, weak, and windy.
Bottom line: if you’re desperate, Friday morning the 24th is your only real shot. Otherwise, the forecast might change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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 kJ | 23 | 11 | 13 | 38 | 65 | 21 | 56 | 239 | 175 | 277 | 255 | 165 | 135 | 84 | 64 | 57 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:57PM2.94m | 4:17AM2.83m | 4:48PM2.88m | 5:14AM2.65m | 5:41PM2.80m | 6:13AM2.49m | 6:35PM2.74m | 7:14AM2.38m | 7:30PM2.69m | 8:14AM2.33m | 8:24PM2.69m | 9:10AM2.32m | 9:16PM2.72m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.12m | 10:28AM0.10m | 11:04PM0.21m | 11:20AM0.28m | 00:03AM0.29m | 12:14PM0.43m | 1:03AM0.34m | 1:10PM0.54m | 2:03AM0.35m | 2:06PM0.59m | 2:59AM0.33m | 2:59PM0.60m | 3:49AM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
 | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 162 | 175 | 277 | 255 | 165 | 135 | 84 | 64 | 57 | 71 | 94 | 91 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 78 | — | — | — | 3 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | 38 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | W 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 38 | 65 | 21 | 56 | 239 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 254 | 254 | 2096 | 76 | 1335 | 1335 | 92 | 92 | 238 | 32 | 237 | 848 | 32 | 42 | 276 | 42 | 254 | 884 | 42 |
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