Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at what’s coming up for Matunuck over the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a rough stretch. We’ve got a long, disappointing wait on our hands before anything even remotely worth paddling out for shows up.

The forecast kicks off with a serious dud. From Monday the 7th right through to the afternoon of Thursday the 18th, we are looking at a solid 11-day stretch of flat, weak, or just plain messy conditions. We’re talking about wave heights barely reaching 3 ft, with the combined swell energy mostly sitting in the weak double digits (between 7 and 71). The winds are a mixed bag of cross, cross-on, and a few clean offshore moments, but there’s just no swell to put them to use. It’s a total write-off. You’re not missing a thing.

Now, late on Friday the 18th, things finally perk up a little. The afternoon brings a glassy session with a 4 ft swell from the SW, but the period is a short 5 seconds. The combined energy finally hits a moderate 102, but with that short period and the size being small, it’s still only going to offer up soft, weak little waves. Not a standout, but at least it’s a paddle.

The only real, proper highlight in this whole 16-day window hits us on the morning of Saturday the 19th. It’s not the biggest, but the setup is clean. We get a 0.7 ft swell from the ESE with a north-northwest (NNW) offshore wind blowing at 12 mph. That offshore wind is a major win – it’s going to keep the surface glassy and clean at Matunuck (a reef setup that’s very consistent and sheltered, optimum direction from the SE). The water temp is sitting at 70°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. The crowd factor is listed as "sometimes," so you might see a few other heads out, but nothing crazy. The wave energy is teeny, just 17, so it’s a longboard or a foamie kind of day. It’s the only true standout, but it’s more about the clean conditions than any power.

After that, the final few days of the forecast drop back off into tiny, weak surf again. The 20th through the 22nd of September offer nothing but 1 ft to 1 ft junk with onshore or cross winds. The whole window is a tough sell.

Honestly, for the first 11 days, if you’re looking for something to do, the wind is gonna be so strong and the surf so poor that the setup at Matunuck looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, especially with those moderate cross-shore and cross-onshore breezes.

Stay patient, check back in a week. The forecasts can change.

- Rusty

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