Surf Forecasts:
Matunuck surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with 246 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Matunuck this week:
The surf forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matunuck in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, friends, Rusty here. Let’s talk about Matunuck for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, for the first part of this run, it’s looking pretty dead. There’s a big gap where the surf is just too poor to bother with.
From Sunday the 26th of July all the way past the 1st of August, the swell is tiny. We’re talking ankle to knee-high junk. The wave energy is in the double digits, like a weak 82 on Sunday morning. The wind is mostly cross-on or straight onshore, making everything choppy and messy. Even the glassy Monday morning can’t save that pathetic 0.6m (2 feet). Don’t bother with the board for that.
We do get a pulse of size around Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th of August, with the swell hitting 1.8m to 2.0m (6 to 7 feet). That’s some real power, with the energy numbers jumping to 381 and 624. But the wind is junk – onshore and cross-onshore, turning what could be a fun wave into blown-out slop. It’s not worth it for anyone but the kite crowd.
Here is the one you wait for. Friday morning, the 7th of August. That’s the standout. We have a solid 2.0m (7 feet) of SSW swell, with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a huge 684, meaning there’s plenty of push. The wind is glassy, dead calm, from the north-east at only 5 km/h. The surface will be perfect. This is a morning for the experienced crew – that size on a reef is not for beginners. It will be a clean, lined-up session. The afternoon gets a bit choppy as the seabreeze kicks in.
After that high, Saturday the 8th of August still offers a surfable 1.4m (5 feet) with a clean cross-off wind in the morning. But it’s just a shadow of that Friday morning.
So to wrap: a long, flat spell to start, then one killer morning on the 7th of August for the experts, followed by smaller, cleaner leftovers. The water temp is about normal, around 69°F. Keep your eyes on that Friday morning.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 102 | 110 | 195 | 192 | 157 | 125 | 83 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 78 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:43PM0.94m | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:27PM0.98m | 7:50AM0.82m | 8:09PM1.01m | 8:32AM0.86m | 8:49PM1.02m | 9:13AM0.90m | 9:28PM1.01m | 9:52AM0.93m | 10:07PM1.00m | 10:32AM0.95m | 10:47PM0.96m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.16m | 1:39AM0.12m | 1:14PM0.12m | 2:12AM0.08m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:28PM0.07m | 3:09AM0.03m | 3:02PM0.05m | 3:36AM0.02m | 3:38PM0.05m | 4:04AM0.01m | 4:15PM0.05m | 4:35AM0.00m | |||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 3 | 18 | 35 | 110 | 114 | 192 | 64 | 125 | 83 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | — | E 8 | S 7 | S 9 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | — | 1 | 34 | 81 | — | 53 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | E 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 102 | 14 | 195 | 15 | 157 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 78 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1829 | 109 | 240 | 719 | 167 | 156 | 115 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 71 | 631 | 1515 | 127 |
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