Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.0° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 1PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
4
2
2
2
8
3
4
4
7
3
8
15
15
9
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:01AM2.86m
3:24PM2.89m
3:51AM2.68m
4:11PM2.80m
4:42AM2.50m
5:01PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.04m
9:42PM0.08m
9:59AM0.22m
10:34PM0.21m
10:47AM0.39m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
23
27
30
26
24
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
20
21
24
23
21
22
22
21
21
19
21
21
22
21
25
27
30
26
25
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