Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
10
16
23
79
31
17
14
11
9
34
34
67
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
5
NW
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
40
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.77m
4:52PM2.81m
5:18AM2.58m
5:44PM2.74m
6:15AM2.43m
6:37PM2.68m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.10m
11:09PM0.22m
11:27AM0.27m
00:07AM0.30m
12:19PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
12
2
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
24
25
25
22
20
19
19
20
23
25
24
22
22
21
22
23
27
30
28
24
22
Feels °C
15
16
23
22
21
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
20
22
24
26
28
25
25
23
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