Scituate Harbor surfForecast / Massachusetts / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Scituate Harbor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Scituate Harbor today?

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
42
29
27
15
9
9
10
10
8
16
22
13
9
11
14
27
65
87
70
92
93
76
92
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:21PM2.71m
8:45AM2.66m
9:09PM2.90m
9:38AM2.75m
9:56PM3.08m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.25m
2:41AM0.22m
3:01PM0.16m
3:34AM0.02m
3:50PM0.08m
4:25AM-0.18m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
3
10
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
13
11
9
10
13
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
8
10
9
6
4
6
8
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
4
6
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
45
42
29
27
15
9
7
10
10
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
7
23
50
70
92
93
76
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.4
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
1
3
2
2
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
12
2
2
2
8
29
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
3
10
9
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
5
8
5
16
22
13
9
11
14
27
65
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
29
29
515
67
67
63
80
1125
1232
981
956
387
400
581
130
213
113
265
157
130
15
15
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Massachusetts
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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