Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Gather 'round, crew. Rusty here. Lookin' at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch. The forecast is a long, quiet grind with hardly any real juice. Most of the time, the waves are tiny and messy, and the wind is all over the shop. The best advice I can give is to keep your board waxed and your eyes on the horizon, because for the vast majority of this period, you're better off doing something else.

The water temp at Fenway Beach is sitting at 71°F, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off Wednesday afternoon, August 12, with a tiny 2ft SW swell and a weak period of 5 seconds. The wind is cross-onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, and the combined energy is a measly 29. It's a mess. This flat, choppy pattern drags on through the rest of the week. Thursday the 13th is more of the same with a bit more wind, and Friday the 14th through Saturday the 15th, the swell drops to a pathetic 1.0ft with barely any energy (9-18). Sunday the 16th sees a bit of a bump in size but the wind turns onshore and howls up to 19 mph, making it a complete write-off.

Then we get a tiny glimmer. Monday morning, August 17, the swell pops up to 4ft from the S, with a 7-second period. The combined energy hits 138, which is moderate. The wind is a clean, cross-offshore NW breeze at 9 mph. It's surfable, but the conditions are still just "ordinary." It's the best we'll see for a while, but it's nothing to write home about. Monday afternoon drops a bit to 3ft and 100 energy.

From there, it's back to the doldrums. Tuesday the 18th through the rest of the week and into the next is a parade of tiny, weak swells – mostly under 3ft – with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The energy readings are all in the double digits, weak and listless. There's a long gap of nothing but poor surf conditions.

Looking way out, there's a possible flicker on Tuesday, August 25. A morning session shows a 5ft SW swell with a 6-second period, pushing the combined energy up to 235. The wind is a light cross-shore from the E at 3 mph. The direction is a bit off from the optimum SE for the break, but it's the biggest pulse we've seen. It's still a long way off, so treat it as a promising rumor, not a sure thing. The rest of that week is still tiny and blown out.

Honestly, for the next 16 days, the only window that's even worth a look is Monday the 17th, and even then, it's a consolation prize. The rest is a lot of flat, choppy water. If you've got a kite, maybe this is more your scene. Otherwise, stay patient.

Rusty.

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