Scituate Harbor surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDT
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Scituate Harbor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today?

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
18
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
13
13
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
10
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:14PM2.90m
00:24AM3.40m
1:07PM2.89m
1:16AM3.39m
2:02PM2.85m
2:11AM3.31m
Low Tide
6:18PM-0.07m
6:59AM-0.48m
7:10PM-0.05m
7:52AM-0.45m
8:03PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
Temp °C
24
28
30
26
23
18
16
14
16
19
23
21
19
19
21
22
30
33
33
27
26
25
24
24
22
25
27
25
23
15
13
10
12
14
21
19
17
18
20
21
29
30
31
25
24
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
22
13
13
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
1
1
7
9
1
8
5
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
E
18
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
12
5
5
2
1
6
6
3
1
8
8
8
9
5
8
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
4
6
8
1
3
3
3
5
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
4
4
4
10
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
67
67
80
67
83
82
84
91
515
515
515
515
467
77
77
77
472
81
118
67
67
99
99
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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