Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.8°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
24
22
29
46
42
38
37
37
37
38
25
25
24
24
23
13
26
25
12
12
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:57AM2.47m
11:05PM2.81m
11:36AM2.58m
11:44PM2.87m
12:12PM2.69m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.22m
4:54PM0.36m
5:27AM0.12m
5:35PM0.25m
6:04AM0.05m
6:17PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
26
28
26
23
23
22
21
22
26
29
26
25
23
Feels °C
18
19
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
25
25
24
22
23
23
22
24
27
30
28
27
24
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