Surf Forecasts:
Matunuck surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, E swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Matunuck this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Matunuck in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) 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 0.7m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a proper look at what Matunuck’s got cooking over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you—it’s a grim stretch for most of it, but there might be a tiny window worth keeping an eye on.
Right off the bat, you can see we’re in a flat spell. There’s nothing worth paddling out for from the start of the outlook on July 8th all the way through until the morning of July 21st. That’s a solid 13-day gap where the conditions are just poor across the board. Small, weak swells and often the wind is all wrong—cross-onshore or sideshore, making things choppy and messy. Not your friend.
Now, let’s talk about Matunuck itself. It’s a sheltered reef break, and it’s very consistent when there’s swell, which is a plus. But with no real energy in the water, it’s just not happening. The combined swell energy is barely hitting triple digits before that 21st, mostly sitting in the weak zone (30 to 117 range). The water temperature doesn't have a noted anomaly, so it's average for the time of year—nothing to complain about there, but you’ll need a good wave to make the most of it.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the Tuesday morning of July 21st. That’s your best bet. We get a clean-looking window with a Northwest wind blowing at just 6 mph, which is cross-offshore and will leave the surface glassy. The swell bumps up to a modest 4 ft from the Southwest with a period of 6 seconds. The combined swell energy finally pushes into the moderate range at 156. It’s still not going to be pumping, but after two weeks of nothing, a clean 4 ft wave at a sheltered reef like Matunuck is a welcome sight. Expect some ordinary surf conditions overall, but that morning session could surprise you. Just don’t expect any barrels.
That afternoon on the 21st, the wind swings around to a strong Southwest at 16 mph and it gets choppy again. So if you’re going, make it an early one.
The rest of July from the 22nd onwards looks like it slides back into the same old story of weak swells and onshore winds. No real standouts. For now, set your sights on that July 21st morning session if you’re desperate for a paddle.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 50 | 77 | 45 | 21 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 22 | 37 | 52 | 64 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29AM0.77m | 3:08PM0.97m | 3:30AM0.77m | 4:08PM1.02m | 4:33AM0.79m | 5:08PM1.09m | 5:35AM0.83m | 6:07PM1.15m | 6:34AM0.88m | 7:03PM1.20m | 7:30AM0.94m | 7:57PM1.23m | 8:24AM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.05m | 9:11PM0.14m | 9:03AM0.04m | 10:29PM0.10m | 10:13AM0.02m | 11:40PM0.04m | 11:22AM-0.02m | 00:43AM-0.02m | 12:29PM-0.06m | 1:39AM-0.09m | 1:31PM-0.11m | 2:31AM-0.13m | 2:29PM-0.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | 8:22 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 77 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 64 | 52 | 36 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 10 | E 3 | E 7 | E 3 | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | — | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 6 | — | NE 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 50 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 17 | — | 37 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 0 | 44 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 142 | 1 | 1 | 626 | 4 | 618 | 1011 | 626 | 750 | 1175 | 1022 | 397 | 870 |
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