
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 1AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Scituate Harbor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 50 | 32 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:42PM2.64m | 4:27AM2.29m | 4:34PM2.55m | 5:22AM2.23m | 5:31PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.35m | 10:25AM0.65m | 11:08PM0.44m | 11:19AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 10 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | ESE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 75 | — | — | 50 | 32 | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1213 | 340 | 67 | 1730 | 118 | 118 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 550 | 515 | 646 | 646 | 15 | 29 | 279 | 1129 | 886 | 1125 |
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