Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you about the next couple of weeks. It’s looking pretty lean out there, and I ain’t gonna sugarcoat it.

We’re looking at a long stretch of small, junky surf. The swell energy is weak to non-existent for the most part, with combined energy values mostly in the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s. That’s just not enough to get anything going at Matunuck (reef). We’ve got a lot of cross and cross-onshore winds chopping things up, too. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.

The run starts off with a whole lot of nothing. From Thursday the 6th through to the morning of Sunday the 9th, we’ve got basically ankle-biters. The swell is only 3ft with a short period of 6 seconds, and the winds are mostly cross or cross-on making it messy. You’re looking at a lot of chop, not much glide. There is a pulse of energy on the morning of Sunday the 9th, with the swell jumping to 4ft and the energy reading hitting 232, but the wind is still cross, so it’s not going to be clean. It’s a tease, really.

Then from Sunday afternoon right through Thursday the 14th, it just dies off again. We’re talking 1ft to 3ft drivel, with the same cross-shore winds. A couple of glassy moments on the morning of Wednesday the 12th, but with a max swell of 3ft, it’s not like it’s going to matter. The period is short, mostly 5-6 seconds, so there’s just no push to it. Kite surfing might be a better bet than paddle surfing for most of this period, to be honest.

The morning of Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th see some cleaner, cross-off winds, but the swell is down to 1ft to 2ft. It's pretty, but useless.

We’ll see another little bump on the 15th, but it’s still sub-3ft with a cross-shore wind. It’s just not a good look.

Now, for the one bright spot in this entire forecast. We’re looking at the morning of Wednesday, August 19th. The models are showing a more solid pulse of swell pushing through. We’re expecting 5ft of SSW swell, and the energy is reading 152. That's the strongest reading in the whole window. The winds are forecast to be cross-off from the northwest, which is great – that means clean conditions. This is the standout. It’s not a monster, but it’s the only time we’ve got a real wave and clean wind. It’s still a week and a half out, so treat it as promising, not a guarantee. The period is only 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly, but it's the best on offer by a mile. The afternoon looks similar, with energy building to 169.

After that, we slip back into the small stuff for the 20th and 21st, with energy dropping back into the 40s and 50s. The swell direction is still mostly SSW, but it just doesn’t have the size or the period to do anything with.

So, to sum it up: it's a long, flat, and bumpy stretch ahead. The only day that has any real potential is Wednesday, August 19th. Mark it in your calendar, but keep your expectations in check. It’s been a while since we’ve had proper surf, and forecasts can change.

Rusty, out.

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