Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.5°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
20
21
22
14
14
13
12
19
19
12
12
13
13
12
13
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM2.21m
8:44PM2.58m
9:28AM2.27m
9:36PM2.66m
10:15AM2.37m
10:22PM2.74m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.45m
2:28PM0.64m
3:20AM0.40m
3:21PM0.57m
4:07AM0.31m
4:09PM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
21
26
28
27
23
22
20
19
19
23
25
24
23
20
Feels °C
21
21
21
23
22
24
23
23
22
20
21
23
24
22
20
20
18
17
17
21
24
23
21
18
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