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Higgins Beach

Cumberland County, Maine, United States

Higgins Beach 4 photos

  • Let's go surfing now

    Let's go surfing now. istolethetv, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Board shorts 4

    Board shorts 4. marcore! from Hong Kong, China, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Howard H. Middleton

    Howard H. Middleton. Paul VanDerWerf from Brunswick, Maine, USA, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Strange Maine

    Strange Maine. istolethetv from Hong Kong, China, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:44 pm
8 am
5.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.2
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.9
20 km/h12 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
7°C44°F
Water
14°C58°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph NNW
Gusts
5031 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:44 pm
Today
5.4Fair8 am2012
5.2Fair9 am2214
5.6Good10 am2314
5.7Good11 am2213
5.8Good12 pm2113
5.9Good1 pm2012
6.0Good2 pm1912
6.2Good3 pm1811
6.4Good4 pm1610
6.7Good5 pm127
Sat
7.0Great8 am95
7.0Great9 am85
7.1Great10 am95
7.1Great11 am53
7.1Great12 pm21
7.1Great1 pm75
7.1Great2 pm96
7.0Great3 pm138
7.0Great4 pm138
7.1Great5 pm117
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 am, 0.7 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.8 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 3 am, -1.8 mHigh 9 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 3 am, -1.8 m6 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 9 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.8 m6 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.8 m6 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu6.8 GoodBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 5%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Higgins Beach

Higgins Beach is a 0.68-mile-long sandy beach located in Scarborough, Maine, United States. It is 2 miles away from Scarborough Beach and 3.4 miles from the village of Cape Elizabeth.

From Wikipedia

Higgins Beach is a small beach located in the state of Maine, United States. It is located in the town of Scarborough in Cumberland County. The beach is north of Prouts Neck and Old Orchard Beach and south of Crescent Beach State Park.

This northeast-southwest trending beach measures approximately 0.6 miles (1.0 km) and is approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and 110 miles (177 km) north of Boston. It lies between bedrocks at the southwest, sometimes known as Thunder Cove, and the Spurwink River on the northeastern end. This small seaside community has approximately 300 cottages. In addition, the community has two inns (The Breakers and the Higgins Beach Inn) which are open during the summer season. The Higgins Beach Inn was built in the 1890s as a summer home and was converted to an inn by Edward Higgins around the turn of the 20th century.

Source: Higgins Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5.5 km3.4 miCape Elizabeth (village)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miPortland International Jetport (PWM)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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