Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 9AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
19
12
11
19
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42AM3.26m
2:21PM2.92m
2:36AM3.13m
3:12PM2.91m
3:28AM2.96m
4:02PM2.87m
Low Tide
8:09AM-0.33m
8:25PM-0.04m
8:58AM-0.22m
9:19PM0.03m
9:47AM-0.07m
10:13PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
21
20
20
24
25
24
24
23
21
21
20
27
28
24
20
21
22
22
23
23
25
26
24
22
Feels °C
19
17
16
21
22
20
21
21
20
19
18
25
23
19
16
19
21
21
21
18
21
22
20
18
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