Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s talk about Fenway Beach over the next couple weeks. I’m not gonna sugarcoat it – it’s a pretty lean stretch. We’ve got a big patch of flat, junk surf to start, and only one day that really looks like it’s worth the drive.

First week through to around Thursday the 20th is a real struggle. Swell heights are mostly 2 to 3 feet, but it’s all weak, short-period junk. Combined energy is low, barely a blip. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, so it’s choppy and messy. There are a few clean slots on the 11th, 12th, and 15th, but the swell is too small to do anything with – 2 to 2 feet. Water temp is about 71°, normal for this time of year.

Thursday the 20th morning gives a little glimmer: 3 feet of south swell, 8-second period, clean with a light offshore breeze. Combined energy hits 115 – that’s moderate. It’s the first time you could actually paddle out and catch a few, even if the conditions are just “ordinary.”

But the real highlight, and the only day I’d really plan for, is Friday the 21st. We get a solid SSE groundswell – 3 feet on Friday afternoon with a long 12-second period. The combined energy is strong, at 315. The wind is onshore, which isn’t ideal, but that swell has real power. For a beach break, a 12-second period means better, more lined-up waves with more push between sets. It’ll be a little bumpy with the onshore wind, but there’s enough juice to make it fun. Saturday the 22nd still has some leftover energy, but it’s fading.

After that, it’s back to small stuff. Sunday the 23rd is clean but tiny, only 2 feet.

So if you’re gonna pick a day, Friday the 21st of August is your best shot. Swell size is under 5 feet, so it’s not too heavy, but that onshore wind might keep the crowds a little lower. The rest of the forecast? Honestly, I’d save your wax.

This is Rusty, out.

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