Bossiney Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next couple of weeks for Bossiney Haven.

To be straight with you, the first week and a half is a tough watch. We’ve got a long stretch of barely-there surf. From Saturday the 8th right through to the middle of the following week, the swell is tiny – mostly 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft with a short, weak period. The combined energy of all swells directed here is pitiful, sitting in the single digits and low double digits (e.g. 6, 7, 8, up to 23 on the 10th). The wave comment keeps saying “poor surf conditions,” and I’m not going to argue. It’s just not doing anything. There’s a brief pulse on the 12th, with 2 ft at 10 seconds from the west, and the energy climbs to 96, but that’s still not enough to get excited about. The wind is clean at times, like Saturday afternoon the 8th when it’s glassy, and Wednesday morning the 12th with a light cross-off, but there’s no real swell to work with.

The real story starts to shift on Tuesday the 18th. The swell lifts to 7 ft on the Tuesday morning, then 8 ft in the afternoon, both from the west-northwest with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 578 and 708 – that’s moderate wave energy, but it’s getting serious. The catch is the wind is cross-onshore from the northwest, 9 mph, making it “gentle cross-onshore and fairly choppy.” That’s a lot of water, but it’s not clean. The size is pushing into expert-only territory, over 8 ft in the afternoon, so this is for experienced surfers only. The period is short, so it’s going to be a bit fat and lumpy.

The best of the whole run, the one that stands out, is on Friday the 21st. The morning of the 21st has 3 ft from the west at just 5 seconds – short period, but the wind is light offshore from the south-southwest, 6 mph, and it’s clean. The energy is only 69, so it’s weak. But the afternoon is the gem: 5 ft from the west-southwest at 6 seconds, with a light offshore from the south at 6 mph, and the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” The combined energy is 153 (moderate), and the wind is clean. The swell direction is west-southwest, which is close to the optimum west from the guidance. The break is Bossiney Haven, which is sheltered and fairly consistent, but it’s a beginner spot, and 5 ft is on the upper end for learners. The crowds are sometimes an issue here. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, no anomaly noted.

Honestly, if you’re patient, Friday the 21st afternoon is the only real window for a decent, clean session. The rest of the 16 days is either flat, messy, or too big and choppy. There’s a long gap of almost two weeks of poor surf before that Friday comes around. Keep an eye on the forecasts, but for now, that’s your best bet.

Rusty.

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