Bossiney Haven Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a brew and listen up. Rusty here, and I’ve got to be straight with you: the next 16 days at Bossiney Haven are looking like a write-off. I’ve scanned every bit of the forecast, and there’s genuinely nothing I’d recommend paddling out for. Not one session gets the nod from me.

Right now, we’re stuck in a pattern of wind and swell that just isn’t doing us any favours. The water temperature is sitting at 63°, which is about 1° warmer than usual for this time of year – nothing too wild, just a touch on the mild side.

Kicking off on Saturday the 25th of July, it’s already messy. We’ve got a weak 3 ft swell from the WNW with a short period of 5 seconds, a combined energy reading of only 42, and a fresh 19 mph cross-shore wind. It’s lumpy and choppy. Not worth it.

Sunday the 26th sees a bump in size to 6 ft from the WNW, but it’s still a short-period windswell (7 seconds). The wind is a fresh 19 to 22 mph cross-onshore, making it a lumpy, ropy mess. The energy climbs a bit to 346, but it’s all wind-driven chop.

Monday the 27th drops back down to 4 ft, still from the WNW, with a moderate cross-shore breeze. The energy is 120, but it’s still poor. Tuesday morning the 28th looks glassy for a moment, with a 2 ft swell from the west and no wind, but the period is short at 6 seconds and the energy is a pitiful 38. It’s just not enough to hold together.

Wednesday the 29th is glassy again in the morning, but the swell is tiny at 2 ft. The energy is only 37. You could probably sit out there on a longboard and not catch a thing. Thursday the 30th sees a bit more motion: 4 ft from the WNW, but the energy of 123 is ruined by a moderate cross-onshore breeze. It’s choppy and poor.

Friday the 31st is glassy in the morning with 3 ft, but the energy is only 58 and the period is 7 seconds. It’s just too weak. Saturday the 1st of August has a cleaner cross-offshore wind, but the swell is only 3 ft to 4 ft. The energy hits 154 in the afternoon, but it’s still deemed poor surf conditions.

From Sunday the 2nd all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, the story doesn’t change. We see tiny swells, weak energy (often below 100), and wind that’s either cross-onshore or just off enough to not matter. There’s a brief period on the 7th and 8th of August where the wind goes cross-offshore and clean, but the swell is a pathetic 1 ft, with energy as low as 28. You’d be floating, not surfing.

The energy readings tell the whole story: most are two-digit values in the 20s to 120s, indicating very weak to weak energy. The only three-digit readings (like 346 and 295) come with strong cross-onshore winds that ruin any chance of a clean face. There’s a spike to 6 ft on the 9th of August, but it’s again cross-onshore and lumpy.

With such poor quality and mostly cross-onshore wind on a sheltered, beginner-friendly spot like Bossiney Haven, this setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Honestly, for a spot that’s this sheltered and usually picks up a bit of west swell, a 16-day blank is pretty normal for this area. Don’t stress it; forecasts can change, and it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Keep your eyes peeled for the next system, but for now, leave the board in the shed.

Rusty.

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