Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. Rusty here, and I’ve got the goods on Fenway Beach for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I’m not gonna sugarcoat it: the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. The water is sitting at 67°, which is a solid 4° colder than normal for this time of year – that’s a notable chill, so you’ll want a good thick wetsuit. The combined swell energy is weak, mostly in the double digits (48) to start, and the wind is all over the shop, mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making a mess of things. The swell is small and short-period, barely 3 feet, from the south. It’s a classic "poor surf conditions" situation. Honestly, for the first ten days, there’s just nothing to get excited about. The waves are too small, the wind is junk, and the quality is flat-out poor.

We finally get a little glimmer on Tuesday morning, August 11th. The wind swings around to the north, going offshore, and the surf cleans right up. Swell is a tiny 3 ft from the south, with a period of 7 seconds, so it’s a weak, short-period swell (combined energy 97). It’s surfable, but only just. The afternoon goes glassy with a 3 ft south swell, but the energy is gone (77). This is the only real window of clean waves in the whole 16-day forecast, and it’s marginal at best.

From Wednesday the 12th right through to the end of the forecast on the 17th, it’s back to the same story: tiny, weak swell, poor conditions, and onshore winds. There’s a brief moment of clean cross-offshore wind on the 14th and 17th, but the swell is practically non-existent (0.7 ft to 2 ft). This is a long, flat run.

So, the standout? There isn’t a true one. If you’re desperate, Tuesday the 11th is your only chance. It’s clean, but it’s small and weak. For any real quality, you’re better off waiting for the next forecast.

Rusty.

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