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Matunuck surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 EST
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Matunuck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matunuck sea temperature is
4.7° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matunuck today?

The current surf forecast for Matunuck at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Matunuck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.6
S
0.5
SE
0.7
S
0.9
SE
1
SSE
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
S
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
1
SW
Period(s) (?)88878710106778988889888984
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15311711539335113720433844944067133627927028924819111811121836
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.79
8:06AM
0.95
8:27PM
0.83
8:46AM
0.95
9:07PM
0.85
9:26AM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
-0.04
1:38AM
-0.06
2:20PM
-0.06
2:14AM
-0.08
2:49PM
-0.08
2:52AM
-0.09
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:05-
Sunset4:44-------4:45-------4:46-------
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C000000-1-1-100-5-7-7-7-6-5-6-6-7-8-8-6-3
Feels °C (?)-5-6-6-5-4-5-9-10-12-10-11-14-16-15-16-16-14-15-15-15-15-14-13-11
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