Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
14.7°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 6AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
26
23
18
12
5
2
4
4
3
6
19
16
196
132
211
305
314
379
407
318
304
498
523
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
5
N
0
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:22AM2.23m
5:31PM2.49m
6:19AM2.24m
6:29PM2.47m
7:14AM2.30m
7:26PM2.51m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.44m
11:19AM0.70m
00:03AM0.48m
12:17PM0.71m
00:59AM0.47m
1:15PM0.65m
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clear
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Temp °C
6
6
6
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
1
1
3
6
5
4
3
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
4
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