Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
12
0.3
ESE
7
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
9
15
16
15
9
9
11
11
151
136
84
69
40
24
18
11
7
5
9
4
6
14
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
25
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:01AM2.30m
5:12PM2.55m
5:58AM2.22m
6:10PM2.50m
6:59AM2.19m
7:10PM2.49m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.62m
11:46PM0.46m
11:56AM0.69m
00:45AM0.51m
12:55PM0.71m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
20
24
23
21
18
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
15
16
14
13
14
Feels °C
20
20
19
21
23
23
16
13
10
7
7
8
9
10
9
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
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