Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
2
2
5
9
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
9
16
16
9
9
9
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
E
10
SE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19AM2.58m
3:30PM2.77m
4:08AM2.43m
4:19PM2.65m
5:01AM2.30m
5:12PM2.55m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.35m
9:58PM0.22m
10:09AM0.49m
10:50PM0.35m
11:00AM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
19
24
25
21
21
22
19
17
21
24
23
20
20
20
19
19
22
25
24
20
16
Feels °C
13
14
17
22
23
19
19
21
20
18
22
25
24
21
21
20
19
20
22
21
20
14
10
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