Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for anyone chasing a wave. We’ve got a whole lot of nothing on the cards for a while, so if you’re jonesing for a surf, you might want to find another hobby for the time being. We're looking at a solid stretch of poor conditions, with only a few brief, ordinary windows that are hardly worth getting wet for.

First up, the standout – and it’s a sad one – is just a couple of days out. On Tuesday the 18th, we finally get a pulse of energy. The swell comes up to 3ft from the SSE with a 7-second period, and the energy ticks over to a moderate 123. It’s not going to be epic, but the wind is light and offshore from the NNE in the morning, which will keep things reasonably clean. Fenway Beach is a breakwater setup, so it can handle a little more direction, but this is about as good as it’s going to get. It’s a beginner-friendly wave, so it’s the only real option for a splash. But don’t get too excited; it’s still “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s the best we’re going to see for a while.

After that Tuesday morning window, the surf just drops away again. We go through a week of tiny, weak waves and mostly onshore or cross-onshore winds. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Thursday the 20th with a gentle offshore, but the swell is only 1ft. It’s not worth the paddle out. A week later, on the 27th, we see another small pulse of energy with a long-period swell coming in from the SE. It’s clean with light offshore winds that afternoon, but the swell is still only 2ft. The energy is moderate, but that’s about it. It’s not going to push you into anything fun.

The long period of 12 seconds means it’s a groundswell, but at this size, it's just not going to do anything. The surf is just too small and the periods are too inconsistent to get any proper shape. The rest of the window is filled with poor surf, tiny swells, and onshore winds. The break is fairly consistent in that it’s always there, but it’s just not breaking with any quality. It’s not a good look from here.

So, in short, we have a long, dry spell with one mediocre window on the 18th. It’s not a time to be making plans. The forecast can change, and with a break this consistent, it won’t stay this bad forever. But for now, keep the board in the car and the hopes low. This is one of those times where the setup might look more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer if anything kicks up.

Rusty.

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