Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Scituate Harbor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 69 | 94 | 64 | 39 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54PM2.60m | 6:36AM2.24m | 6:50PM2.55m | 7:36AM2.20m | 7:48PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.42m | 12:34PM0.63m | 1:26AM0.47m | 1:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 94 | 64 | 39 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | E 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | NNE 4 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 69 | — | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 63 | 118 | 71 | 118 | 515 | 471 | 307 | 886 | 515 | 118 | 80 | 265 | 815 | 802 | 47 | 47 | 40 | 40 |
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