Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.0°C
1.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
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
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)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.8
SE
4
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
9
24
12
12
12
5
5
5
67
39
31
48
104
89
185
234
216
198
177
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:10PM2.49m
7:57AM2.23m
8:08PM2.54m
8:50AM2.33m
9:00PM2.62m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.71m
1:44AM0.49m
1:53PM0.66m
2:38AM0.43m
2:47PM0.56m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:42
6:39
 mm
2
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
13
13
11
15
18
10
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
8
7
5
6
6
6
7
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