Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.7
SE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
11
22
42
16
18
11
12
11
24
13
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:03PM2.95m
2:27AM2.83m
2:44PM2.98m
3:13AM2.74m
3:30PM2.98m
Low Tide
7:58AM-0.02m
8:23PM-0.05m
8:40AM0.03m
9:09PM-0.05m
9:25AM0.11m
10:00PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
2
9
6
5
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
18
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
20
21
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
16
12
12
13
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
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