Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with a look at what’s shaking at Fenway Beach over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be honest, it’s a pretty quiet run. There’s a 16-day window, but there’s a big gap at the start where there’s basically nothing going on.

The first few days are a total bust. From Friday the 28th of August through the end of the month, it’s all small, weak, and messy. The swell is mostly tiny at around 1 to 2 feet with a short period of 8 seconds or less, and the wind is all over the place—mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore. The combined swell energy is weak, sitting in the double digits (80 max), so you’d be fighting for scraps. Not worth paddling out.

We finally see a little bump on Wednesday the 2nd of September. The swell hits about 5 feet on Wednesday morning, but it’s a short-period 6-second SE windswell with a moderate cross-onshore breeze—choppy and poor. By Wednesday afternoon, the wind drops to glassy, but the swell has already dropped to about 4 feet. The energy jumps to moderate with a reading of 164, but the conditions are described as "surfable but very ordinary." It’s still a wave for the keen only, and with a short period it won’t have much punch. This is the only real pulse in the whole outlook.

After that, we slide back into nothing. From Thursday the 3rd of September through to the 11th of September, it’s all small again—mostly under 3 feet—with periods ranging from 6 to 10 seconds. The wind is mostly cross-off or cross-shore, keeping it clean but tiny. The energy stays low, mostly in double digits or just cracking 100 a couple of times.

Tuesday the 8th of September does offer a clean 2-foot swell from the S with a 10-second period and moderate cross-off winds. Combined energy is 115, which is finally moderate, and it looks clean, but it’s still a small wave. Not a standout, just the best of a quiet period.

Overall, there’s no real standout session here. The best call is probably the Wednesday afternoon session (2nd September) if you’re desperate for a paddle. The water temp is sitting around 69°F, which is about average for this time of year—nothing unusual there.

Trust me, I’ve seen it slower, but this is a long dry spell. The break is fairly consistent, so things could change, but based on what I’m seeing, leave the board in the car for the next week or so.

Rusty.

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