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Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.6° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 11AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.6
E
4
1.2
E
5
1.8
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
9
63
240
421
544
457
589
499
375
326
207
164
138
51
99
70
28
23
21
8
10
4
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
30
E
40
E
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:43PM2.83m
1:24AM2.44m
1:25PM2.75m
2:08AM2.37m
2:11PM2.66m
2:56AM2.32m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.41m
7:15PM0.12m
7:20AM0.48m
7:58PM0.20m
8:05AM0.55m
8:44PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:30
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6:31
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6:31
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4:23
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4:22
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4:22
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4:21
 mm
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1
12
7
3
2
1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
11
12
11
10
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
4
5
7
7
6
5
3
3
3
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
4
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
-1
1
2
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
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