Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.3
E
7
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
25
15
15
14
14
9
15
16
15
9
11
11
11
151
183
10
80
51
35
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
ENE
10
SE
5
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:19PM2.65m
5:01AM2.30m
5:12PM2.55m
5:58AM2.22m
6:10PM2.50m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.49m
10:50PM0.35m
11:00AM0.62m
11:46PM0.46m
11:56AM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
25
24
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
22
18
16
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
24
25
23
20
19
20
20
22
21
20
21
22
14
11
8
6
7
8
10
9
11
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