Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Fenway Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty flat and frustrating. The water temp is sitting at 68°F which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a decent spring suit.

The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 27th is tiny with a weak 2ft SE swell and onshore wind, and the energy is a measly 44 (weak). Tuesday and Wednesday the 28th and 29th aren’t much better – we see a bit more size, up to 6ft on Wednesday morning, but it’s all wind-affected and the conditions are described as poor. The energy pushes up to 311 (moderate) on Wednesday morning, but with cross-onshore wind and a short period of 7 seconds, it’s just messy.

We finally get a sniff of something halfway decent on Thursday afternoon, the 30th. The swell drops to a waist-high 4ft from the S, but the wind goes glassy. That’s rare, and it’ll make the water look like a mirror. The energy is 172 (moderate). It’s not great, but it’s the best chance all week for a few clean, surfable lines. Friday morning, the 31st, also sees clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is down to 3ft from the SSE.

Saturday morning, the 1st of August, is another glassy morning with a tiny 3ft S swell and weak energy (98). It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it.

After that, it’s a long, painful gap. From Sunday the 2nd all the way through to Tuesday the 11th of August, the swell is consistently below 3ft, the energy is mostly weak (under 100), and the winds are either onshore or cross-onshore. There are a few pockets of clean, cross-offshore wind on the 9th, 10th, and 11th, but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft – not enough to ride.

Honestly, the standout here is painfully thin. Thursday afternoon, the 30th, is the one to pencil in if you’re desperate. That glassy window with a 4ft S swell and moderate energy (172) is the cleanest we’ll see. The break is a breakwater, fairly exposed to the SE swell, so it needs the right direction. The optimum swell direction is SE, and we’re getting S, so it’s not ideal, but a glassy surface can make a bad wave feel good. Crowds are possible here, so expect a few others with the same idea.

For the rest of the run, it’s a flat spell. This kind of blank run isn’t unusual for the area when the swell windows are small. Keep an eye on the charts, because things can change.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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