Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this out there. Look, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for Fenway Beach. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak surf and gnarly winds lining up, so you might want to find something else to do other than paddle out. We're looking at a solid run of days with nothing rideable on the cards.

The whole period kicks off with nothing but problems. Tuesday morning starts clean, but the swell is just a whisper at 0.3ft, with next to no energy (6) behind it. That’s not surf, that’s a lake. The wind is cross-offshore which would be good if there was a wave to ride, but it's just not happening. The afternoon is even worse, with waves barely reaching 0.7ft and a cross-on breeze chopping it up. We stay flat and frustrated through Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday morning the swell tries to push up to 4.9ft, but the wind is howling 15.5 mph from the WSW and onshore, making it a complete mess. It’s lumpy, it’s ugly, and the wave energy (238) just gets blown apart. Save the energy.

We finally get a bit of a lull in the wind on Friday morning, and the surf is a bit cleaner but it's tiny, only 2.3ft, with a period of 7 seconds. There's just not enough push to make it fun. Saturday and Sunday are more of the same – small, weak, junky. We’re talking wave heights under 1.6ft and energy readings that are barely pushing 30. That's not surfable. We're in a bit of a dead zone here, folks.

The next week starts off with a bit of a tease. Monday, the 14th, has some semi-clean conditions and a slight bump to 3.0ft in the afternoon, with the wind swinging cross-off. But the period is a short 5 seconds, and it’s still pretty gutless. It’s the kind of day that gets you out of the house but leaves you disappointed. From Tuesday through Thursday, it’s back to the doldrums. Tiny, weak, inconsistent waves, with a bunch of different wind directions keeping things messy. There's a couple of days in there with 2.6ft waves but the energy is low, and the quality just isn't there.

Then Friday the 18th rolls around and the wind is up to 18.6 mph onshore. The waves are small and the whole thing is just blown out. That’s not even surf; it’s just chop for the kitesurfers to go and play in.

Things start to become more interesting towards the end of the run. The weekend of the 19th and 20th sees the swell start to push up, with wave heights around 2.6ft on Saturday but with cleaner cross-off winds. The energy is picking up too.

The standout period, if you can call it that, comes on the 20th and 22nd of September. On the 20th, we see the swell rise to around 3.9ft – 4.3ft in the afternoon with a jump in energy (109 – 135). It’s still not huge, and the period is a short 6 seconds, so it will be a bit crumbly, but it’s the biggest we’ve seen. The wind is cross-shore, so it's not perfect, but it's the most potential we've had all fortnight. Then the morning of Monday the 22nd has the same size, 4.3ft, with light onshore winds but again, a short period. These will be the most rideable days, but they’re a long way out, so you gotta take that forecast with a grain of salt. Keep your eyes peeled on that window.

Overall, it's a dire two weeks, but the 20th and 22nd look like they could offer a few fun, sloppy ones if you’re willing to work for it. Fingers crossed it cleans up by then.

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