Higgins Beach 5-Day Forecast Summary
Here's how the next 5 days are shaping up at Higgins Beach, Maine. Each day is rated based on breaking wave height, swell period, and wind — updated hourly from the latest NOAA GFS run.
Sat, May 16: 3–4ft, 10s period, rated Poor - Fair. First light looks cleanest — 4-5ft on SE swell at 10s with glassy conditions. Wind fills in through the day, pushing up to 11mph from the S and dropping conditions to poor - fair.
Sun, May 17: 3–4ft, 9s period, rated Poor - Fair. A slow one — 3-4ft waves and poor - fair conditions with 10mph SW winds.
Mon, May 18: 1–2ft, 8s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 1-2ft and mostly poor with glassy conditions. Afternoon breeze fills in to 11mph.
Tue, May 19: 1–2ft, 5s period, rated Poor. Pretty quiet out there — 1-2ft and mostly poor with light SW winds. Expect the wind to bump up to around 12mph by PM.
Wed, May 20: 2–3ft, 7s period, rated Poor - Fair. Late morning into early afternoon looks best — 2-3ft with moderate WSW wind around 12mph. Morning is a bit bumpy but things clean up by late morning. Don't wait too long — the wind comes back up after lunch.