Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 3PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
6
7
9
8
9
8
40
37
26
22
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
0
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:13AM3.02m
2:39PM2.96m
3:01AM2.86m
3:24PM2.89m
3:51AM2.68m
4:11PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:28AM-0.11m
8:53PM-0.03m
9:13AM0.04m
9:42PM0.08m
9:59AM0.22m
10:34PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
21
23
25
22
21
22
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
Feels °C
17
18
21
20
20
19
19
20
18
17
18
20
23
25
26
23
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
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