Bossiney Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this look ahead for Bossiney Haven is pretty grim. The next 16 days are a real struggle, with no standout surf worth paddling out for. The first recommendation is for Wednesday the 15th, but it’s a rough start and it doesn’t really get good.

Right out of the gate, Wednesday morning the 15th is a write-off. We’re looking at a tiny 1ft swell from the west with a short 10-second period and the combined energy is a weak 31. The wind is a cross-shore from the east at 12 mph, making it choppy and messy. That’s just poor surf conditions. The afternoon doesn’t get any better; still 1ft, light cross-onshore wind, and the energy drops to 24. No good.

Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th are more of the same. We’re stuck with 1ft to 2ft of weak swell, period as low as 4 seconds on Friday, and the combined energy stays under 40. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so don’t expect any sort of shape. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, not that it helps much here.

The weekend? Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th flirt with a slightly bigger 2ft to 3ft, but the period is still short (4-5 seconds), and the wind is a fresh onshore breeze up to 19 mph. The energy creeps up to 39, but it’s all blown-out and ugly. This is one of those stretches where the setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

We hit a dry gap from Monday the 20th through to Thursday the 24th. The swell is tiny, mostly 0.5ft to 1ft, with very weak energy. Even the glassy conditions on Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd mornings – with the wind going flat calm – can’t make something out of nothing. When the swell is 0.5ft, it’s just a lake.

The only real pulse of energy we see doesn’t arrive until Saturday the 25th. The swell bumps up to 4ft from the north-northwest with a 6-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 121 (moderate) in the morning, then 173 (moderate) in the afternoon. That’s the biggest energy of the whole run. But the wind is cross-onshore from the north-northwest at 9-12 mph, so it’s going to be a bumpy, choppy mess. It’s still rated as poor surf conditions. For a beginner-friendly spot like this, 4ft is manageable, but the wind ruins it.

Sunday the 26th through Tuesday the 28th is a step back down. The swell drops to 0.5ft to 2ft, and the energy is back in the weak range. The wind goes cross-offshore on Sunday, which might clean it up a bit, but with a 1ft swell and 8-second period, it’s barely rideable. The long-range stuff on the 29th and 30th is just more of the same tiny, weak conditions.

Honestly, this is a blank run for Bossiney Haven. The waves just aren’t here. Forecasts can change, so don’t bin the whole summer, but for now, this stretch is a miss. The surf is flat, the wind is wrong, and there’s nothing to get excited about. Keep the board in the car, but leave the wetsuit at home.

Rusty.

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