Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
21.1° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
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
1
1
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)
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
12
12
12
11
13
28
43
62
83
52
30
31
21
14
13
14
15
33
59
25
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:50PM2.55m
7:36AM2.20m
7:48PM2.55m
8:35AM2.21m
8:44PM2.58m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.63m
1:26AM0.47m
1:31PM0.66m
2:26AM0.45m
2:28PM0.64m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
21
24
22
21
Feels °C
18
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
16
17
15
17
17
18
18
19
20
24
27
26
23
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