Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
6
12
11
10
17
19
19
19
9
22
12
12
21
20
20
19
10
22
34
38
40
20
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
0
NNE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
N
15
NNW
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:37AM2.35m
5:54PM2.60m
6:36AM2.24m
6:50PM2.55m
7:36AM2.20m
7:48PM2.55m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.53m
00:26AM0.42m
12:34PM0.63m
1:26AM0.47m
1:31PM0.66m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
2
2
4
2
Temp °C
22
22
26
27
26
25
21
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
23
22
27
26
27
24
17
15
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
18
18
19
16
16
17
17
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