Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
19
11
10
9
22
12
12
12
11
11
12
28
69
94
64
39
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
NNW
30
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM2.60m
6:36AM2.24m
6:50PM2.55m
7:36AM2.20m
7:48PM2.55m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.42m
12:34PM0.63m
1:26AM0.47m
1:31PM0.66m
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
2
6
6
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
23
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
24
23
13
17
18
18
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
20
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