Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.4° 

Scituate Harbor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

Table - waves today at Scituate Harbor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
4
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
20
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:16AM3.08m
12:40PM3.03m
1:03AM3.00m
1:22PM3.02m
Low Tide
6:06PM-0.13m
6:31AM-0.15m
6:54PM-0.15m
7:14AM-0.07m
7:39PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:58
6:55
 mm
9
12
2
Temp °C
23
22
19
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
22
21
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
18
19
19
17
19
20
21
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