Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.4° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
N
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
9
15
10
13
5
6
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36AM3.13m
3:12PM2.91m
3:28AM2.96m
4:02PM2.87m
4:22AM2.77m
4:52PM2.81m
Low Tide
8:58AM-0.22m
9:19PM0.03m
9:47AM-0.07m
10:13PM0.12m
10:36AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
26
27
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
25
26
24
22
20
18
19
24
25
25
22
20
Feels °C
20
19
19
23
23
17
17
19
21
22
17
17
21
23
21
18
17
15
16
22
20
19
18
18
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