Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 62 | 83 | 52 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 59 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 62 | 83 | 52 | 30 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | E 14 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 4 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 6 | — |
1 | 6 | 11 | — | 7 | 13 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 33 | 59 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 1938 | 301 | 113 | 71 | 80 | 301 | 133 | 812 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 71 | 840 | 1049 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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