Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
14.1°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 8PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
E
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
2
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
340
379
362
521
534
587
655
627
589
597
554
603
600
631
459
589
373
500
412
513
515
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM2.51m
8:05AM2.41m
8:19PM2.57m
8:51AM2.56m
9:08PM2.65m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.65m
1:51AM0.42m
2:10PM0.53m
2:40AM0.33m
3:01PM0.37m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
6
8
3
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