Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
17.4° C
2.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 4PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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
12
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
16
40
31
66
26
15
7
18
12
19
21
41
42
41
40
24
17
14
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
N
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:44PM2.74m
6:15AM2.43m
6:37PM2.68m
7:14AM2.32m
7:31PM2.64m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.27m
00:07AM0.30m
12:19PM0.42m
1:06AM0.36m
1:13PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
3
5
1
Temp °C
23
25
21
21
22
21
21
22
25
28
27
25
22
19
17
17
20
22
21
19
20
Feels °C
20
22
18
20
19
20
19
20
23
26
28
26
19
16
14
13
17
18
17
16
18
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