Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.20° N 70.71° W

Scituate Harbor 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Scituate Harbor sea temperature is
15.0°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Scituate Harbor at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
57
45
52
45
48
38
27
51
98
167
227
176
157
123
126
101
68
56
41
30
18
17
8
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:41AM2.82m
12:50PM3.01m
1:23AM2.72m
1:30PM2.94m
2:05AM2.62m
2:11PM2.86m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.12m
7:15PM-0.08m
7:25AM0.22m
7:57PM-0.00m
8:06AM0.33m
8:40PM0.11m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:52
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6:52
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6:06
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6:04
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6:02
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 mm
6
1
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1
1
1
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
16
20
18
16
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
17
18
17
17
22
24
22
19
16
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
15
19
16
13
7
6
6
7
8
9
13
14
15
14
16
21
22
19
16
13
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