Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.2°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
38
25
25
24
23
23
26
22
21
12
12
20
12
12
6
35
32
28
17
9
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:36AM2.58m
11:44PM2.87m
12:12PM2.69m
00:23AM2.91m
12:48PM2.80m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.25m
6:04AM0.05m
6:17PM0.15m
6:41AM-0.00m
6:57PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
27
26
23
22
22
22
22
24
28
27
26
23
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
27
29
28
27
23
17
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
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