Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – for the next 16 days, Fenway Beach is a tough one. The forecast is a real dud. I’m looking at a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions, and there’s nothing I can honestly recommend you wax up for.

The water’s a bit colder than normal for this time of year, sitting at 67°, so that’s a notable chill for a July paddle.

From Wednesday the 15th right through to the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd, it’s all poor surf. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3 ft, and the period is short – around 5 to 6 seconds. That’s junky, weak, windswell. The combined energy is low, often below 100 (164 on Wednesday morning, dropping to 12-19 on Friday). Winds are cross or cross-onshore, adding a chop to the mix. This stretch is a write-off.

Now, we finally get a glimmer on the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd. A clean window opens up with a light WNW wind, a cross-off breeze that should clean things up. The swell bumps up to 5 ft from the south, period at 9 seconds. The combined energy climbs to 327 (moderate), and the forecast says “expect good surf conditions”. The score is only a 2 out of 10, but in this run, that’s the best we get. The swell is from the south, which matches the optimum for Fenway. It’s a fairly consistent spot, so you might get a few, but it’s a beginner-friendly break, so 5 ft is manageable. This is your one and only standout.

After that, it’s back to small and poor. The mornings of the 27th and 28th of July have clean cross-off winds, but the swell is tiny (2 ft to 3 ft) and weak (energy around 57 to 111). Not enough to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: you have one real shot, on the afternoon of Wednesday the 22nd. Keep an eye on the forecast, because a run this poor tends not to stay that way for long. But as it stands, it’s a quiet 16 days.

Rusty.

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