Scarborough · Cumberland County · Maine
Higgins Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Scarborough, Maine
Higgins Beach, Scarborough, Maine: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 13 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:05 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 10 s · SEplus 1.4 ft · 4 s · SSW
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 13cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:05 pm
- Water
- 53°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 55°Ffeels like 51°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:22 pm
Higgins Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Higgins Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Higgins Beach: 8 am, Poor, on a rising mid tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 2.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 4.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 8.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 10.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 10.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 7.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 4.8 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 1.3 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 2.7 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 9.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 13 | 10.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 9.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 3.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
Higgins Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Higgins Beach arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 67 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 50% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Higgins Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Higgins Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–3 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Higgins Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 9 s · SE | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–3 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 11 s · SE | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 15 | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 10 s · SE | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 7 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 12 | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6.6 ft · 9 s · ESE | 23 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 30 | 18 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.8 ft · 8 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 8 s · SSE | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 16 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 9 s · SSE | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Higgins Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Higgins Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Higgins Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:24 am, high 10.3 ft at 10:43 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:05 pm and high 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.
Higgins Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:24 amHigh 10.3 ft at 10:43 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:05 pmHigh 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:09 amHigh 10.0 ft at 11:20 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:44 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:53 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:30 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:19 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:34 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:57 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.6 ft at 1:15 amLow 2.7 ft at 6:59 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:12 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.5 ft at 1:53 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:47 amHigh 9.2 ft at 1:54 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:27 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.8 ft at 2:41 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:33 amHigh 8.6 ft at 2:44 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.3 ft at 3:28 amLow 2.1 ft at 9:25 amHigh 7.9 ft at 3:37 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.2 ft at 4:24 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:22 amHigh 7.7 ft at 4:33 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Higgins Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Higgins Beach is about 53°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 51°F and a 7 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 53°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Higgins Beach
- Scarborough Beach1.7 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Crescent Beach2.5 mi E · 1 ft · Poor
- Pine Point3.4 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Old Orchard Beach5.6 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Fortunes Rocks10 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Gooch's Beach18 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
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About Higgins Beach
Higgins Beach is a beach break in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, facing south-southeast.
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