Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be real: this 16-day stretch for Fenway Beach is a tough one. The data's pretty clear from the get-go, and I gotta tell you, there's nothing to get excited about. We're looking at a long, long dry spell, basically the whole first week and a half with nothing worth paddling out for.

Starting off on Sunday, July 26th, it's a write-off. We've got a tiny 3ft swell from the ESE with a short, weak period of 7 seconds and a cross-on breeze. The combined energy is a measly (117), and it's described as poor surf conditions. Not a chance.

Monday the 27th through to the end of July is more of the same. The swell drops even smaller, mostly around 2ft to 2ft, and the wind is all over the place – onshore, cross-onshore, you name it. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, but that's the least of your worries. The wave energy is pathetic, barely cracking three digits (60, 45, 49, 44). It's just flat and choppy.

We finally see a tiny pulse of energy on Wednesday, July 29th, with a 5ft swell from the SE, but the period is a terrible 6 seconds and the wind is a messy cross-onshore. The energy jumps to (152), but the conditions are still rated as poor. It's just a messy, bumpy 5ft that won't hold a shape. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st offer a bit of hope with some cleaner offshore or cross-off winds, but the swell is tiny – 4ft and 3ft at best – and the combined energy is still weak (194 and 177). The data calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," which is about as generous as I can be. It's a knee-high dribble.

Saturday, August 1st, has a moment of glassy conditions in the morning with a 3ft south swell, but again, the energy is only (89) and it's just not enough to bother with. After that, it's back to a complete flat spell. From Sunday, August 2nd, all the way through to Saturday, August 9th, the swell height is consistently below 2ft, often dropping to 0.7ft or 1.0ft. The combined energy readings are in the teens, twenties, and thirties (12, 19, 15, 20). It's totally flat. There's a 10-day gap from the start with no real surf on offer.

The very end of the forecast, on Monday, August 10th, shows a tiny bump of 3ft from the SSW, but with a weak 6-second period. The energy is (67) and the wind is a cross-shore. It's another dud.

So, to be straight with you, there is no standout session. There is no best day. The best you can hope for is a few hours of clean, knee-high slop on the 30th or 31st of July if you're desperate for a paddling, but don't expect a wave. The whole 16 days is a bust for Fenway. For this stretch, the beach setup and the conditions honestly look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the onshore winds and small, weak swell. But for us surfers, it's a long wait. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a big fat zero.

Rusty.

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