Bossiney Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Grab a coffee, because we’ve got a long look ahead for Bossiney Haven, and honestly, it’s a bit of a heartbreaker.

Right now, through the end of the first week, there’s just nothing doing. The wave energy is weak, the winds are messy, and the surf quality is poor. The first recommendation doesn't actually hit until the morning of Monday, 18th August. That’s a solid four-day wait with no real surf on offer.

Monday, 18th August rolls in with a small, weak pulse. Morning sees a bit of 3ft swell from the west with a period of 7 seconds, but it’s cross-shore and messy with slight chop (combined energy of 113). The afternoon cleans up a little with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 3ft. It’s surfable for a beginner on a foamie, but nothing to write home about.

Tuesday, 19th August is where things get interesting but ugly. A big pulse arrives. The morning pumps up to 8ft from the west, with a short 8-second period, but a fresh cross-onshore wind from the north-northwest (30 km/h) makes it lumpy and awful (combined energy of 800). The afternoon sees that swell hit 8ft (9-second period), with even more energy (1251), but the onshore wind just chops it up. This is expert territory and, honestly, more of a windsurfing or kiting day than a paddle-surf session. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no wetsuit change needed.

Wednesday, 20th August is still big, with 6ft and 5ft from the northwest, but it stays onshore and messy. The energy is moderate to strong (565 and 334) but the quality is poor.

Thursday, 21st August through Saturday, 23rd August is a total flat spell. Swell drops to 2ft and below, wind is variable, and the energy barely reaches triple digits. Best to wax the longboard and wait.

Here's a glimmer, but it's a long way off. The standout window appears on Sunday, 24th August through Monday, 25th August. On Sunday morning, the wind flips to a light offshore from the south (10 km/h), with clean 2ft west swell. That is a perfect beginner morning – clean, small, and rippable on a log. The afternoon gets a moderate offshore from the south-southeast (20 km/h), also clean. The water is calm and inviting.

Monday, 26th August (the last day of the forecast), morning is clean again with a cross-offshore breeze and 2ft west swell. It’s tiny but glassy. The afternoon brings a fresher wind but still clean.

The real eye-opener is a late-surge on Thursday, 28th August. The morning sees 4ft from the west with a fresh cross-offshore breeze (35 km/h) and clean conditions (combined energy of 206). The afternoon gets even better with 5ft west swell, a 9-second period, and a cross-offshore breeze keeping it clean (energy of 365). This is the strongest, cleanest swell of the whole window. It’s not huge, but it’s solid and rideable for a good intermediate, and the conditions look right. That Thursday is the pick of the whole 16-day outlook, but remember – it’s over two weeks away, so chalk it up as promising but not locked in.

Stay patient, lads. It’s a slow month. But that last week has a bit of heart.

- Rusty

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