Fenway Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. I’m looking at the next 16 days and honestly, it’s flat and grim. The entire window is a write-off for any decent surf. There’s a tiny bump mid-month, but it’s nothing to write home about. Let’s break it down, day by day.

First up, Fenway Beach. This is a breakwater setup, pretty exposed to the SE, which is the direction all the tiny swell is coming from. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year, no surprises there.

From Friday the 4th right through to the end of the first week, it’s all about knee-high dribble. Swell heights are stuck at 0.7 ft to 1 ft, with periods of 7 to 8 seconds. That’s weak, short-period windswell. The combined energy is laughable, bouncing between 17 and 24 (weak energy). You’ll be scratching for a ride. Winds are light, occasionally offshore from the north, so the surface is clean, but there’s simply no power in the water. It’s a paddle with no payoff.

Then we hit a bit of a gap. The 8th and 9th of September are even worse, with a few tiny pulses but still nothing ridable. The 10th of September, Thursday, shows a spike in swell: 6 ft from the SSW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 754 (strong wave energy). That sounds interesting, but the wind is a fresh cross-shore from the W at 19 mph, creating lumpy, messy conditions. The afternoon cleans up a bit with a cross-off wind, dropping to 4 ft, but the energy is down to 184 (moderate). Still, the quality is poor. It’s a rough, choppy mess, not a clean wave. This is a day for the experts only, and even then, the wind is a battle.

From the 11th to the 14th of September, it’s back to flatness. Heights of 0.7 ft to 1 ft, weak energy, and clean but empty surf. The 15th shows a small pulse of 3 ft from the SSE, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and unappealing.

The only real highlight, if you can call it that, is the morning of the 16th of September. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, with a 3 ft swell from the SE. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short-period windswell, but the combined energy is 91 (weak). The conditions are described as “surfable waves but very ordinary.” That’s the best on offer, but it’s a far cry from good. The afternoon is blown out again.

After that, the 17th and 18th are back to tiny, messy, or blown-out conditions. The 19th of September shows a tiny 1.0 ft pulse with a long period of 12 seconds (groundswell), but the energy is a paltry 37 (weak). The wind is offshore from the NNE, so it’s clean, but the swell is too small to do anything with.

Overall, the entire 16-day window is a dud. There are no standout days. The best you’ll get is a couple of sessions with clean, glassy conditions on tiny, weak waves. It’s a great time for a skimboard or a longboard cruise, but if you want a proper wave, you’re out of luck. The energy is just not there. The forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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