Scituate Harbor surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT
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Scituate Harbor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today?

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
12
8
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
2
4
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM2.79m
3:08AM3.18m
3:57PM2.72m
4:09AM3.03m
4:58PM2.68m
5:12AM2.87m
Low Tide
8:59PM0.09m
9:42AM-0.23m
9:58PM0.19m
10:40AM-0.09m
11:00PM0.27m
11:40AM0.04m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
30
25
22
19
17
14
12
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
27
22
19
16
13
10
9
7
8
9
10
9
7
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
9
10
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
10
12
8
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
4
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
118
67
67
109
111
113
115
113
279
646
279
279
648
655
818
815
818
840
840
840
189
815
867
867
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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