Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
14.8°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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
11
5
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
3
49
51
45
50
32
15
10
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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5:58
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5:57
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 mm
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1
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1
1
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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
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