Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, let’s talk about Matunuck over the next 16 days. Gotta be straight with you – it’s a slow stretch. The best chance for a surf is right at the start, then a long dry spell, and maybe another little flicker later on.

Tuesday morning, August 4th is your top pick. We’ve got glassy conditions – wind is light out of the west at 3 mph, dead calm, pure glass. Swell is from the south at 4 ft, but period is short, only 8 seconds. The combined energy sits at 271, that’s moderate stuff. Water temp is 70°, about 1° cooler than usual for this time of year – a little cooler than average, nothing major. This is a reef break, sheltered, very consistent, and intermediate-level. It’s a bit crowded at times. That 4 ft is okay for most, but the short period means the waves might not have much push.

From Tuesday afternoon onward, it’s a rough road. Wind goes onshore, swell drops, and we get a long run of poor conditions – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, right through the weekend and into next week. Wind is cross or cross-onshore, often moderate at 9 to 16 mph, creating chop. Swell heights stay around 2 to 3 ft, with short periods of 6 to 7 seconds. Combined energy is weak, mostly under 100. Not worth your time.

There’s a little bump on Monday, August 10th with the morning swell at 4 ft, still short period, energy 119, but cross-shore wind keeps it mediocre. The afternoon shows 5 ft swell with energy jumping to 341, but again, it’s cross-shore and choppy. Poor surf.

From August 13th, the wind cleans up – offshore from the northwest at 9 to 13 mph – but the swell has vanished. Heights are 2 ft or less, periods 6 to 7 seconds. Clean but flat.

August 15th morning gives you a faint pulse: 3 ft from the south, 7-second period, light west wind, clean. Energy at 109. That’s your second-best window, but still very small.

The last few days into the 19th are tiny – 1 ft to 2 ft – with offshore winds on the 18th and 19th that would be perfect if there was any wave at all.

So, the honest call: Tuesday morning, August 4th, is your only real chance at a glassy session, but it’s weak. After that, you’ve got a long gap of 10-plus days of poor or flat surf, then a quiet pulse on the 15th. Not a great run for Matunuck. Keep checking back, but don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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