Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
21
15
14
9
4
4
5
6
2
3
3
2
2
124
109
96
82
50
36
40
21
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
25
WNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM2.38m
3:42PM2.64m
4:27AM2.29m
4:34PM2.55m
5:22AM2.23m
5:31PM2.49m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.56m
10:15PM0.35m
10:25AM0.65m
11:08PM0.44m
11:19AM0.70m
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:58
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6:00
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5:58
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5:57
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 mm
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6
3
1
1
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
14
16
18
19
19
19
14
9
7
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
Feels °C
7
8
12
15
16
17
18
9
1
-1
-1
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
1
2
2
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