Scituate Harbor Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
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
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
13
13
21
20
20
20
12
12
11
10
14
17
12
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM2.87m
12:12PM2.69m
00:23AM2.91m
12:48PM2.80m
1:03AM2.91m
1:24PM2.88m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.05m
6:17PM0.15m
6:41AM-0.00m
6:57PM0.06m
7:19AM-0.03m
7:39PM-0.01m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
26
27
27
27
23
19
17
15
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
20
25
29
30
24
21
Feels °C
24
24
24
29
28
28
27
21
16
14
12
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
17
23
27
28
22
20
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