Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.0° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
5
29
28
27
25
20
42
104
169
216
198
156
121
135
150
188
317
403
437
485
524
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:57AM2.23m
8:08PM2.54m
8:50AM2.33m
9:00PM2.62m
9:36AM2.45m
9:47PM2.71m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.66m
2:38AM0.43m
2:47PM0.56m
3:26AM0.33m
3:37PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:39
6:38
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
12
14
12
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
7
7
5
6
7
7
7
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