Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with ya – the next couple weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper surf at Matunuck. We're staring down a long, dry spell with nothing worth paddling out for, so don't get too excited.

Right through Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th, the swell is tiny and confused. We've got light rain and a moderate ESE breeze at 12 mph kicking up chop on Monday morning, with a weak 3ft SE swell and a piddly period of just 4 seconds. The combined energy is a meager 38, so there's no push at all. That northerly offshore we'd usually want is nowhere to be seen, and it stays cross or cross-onshore for days. By Tuesday morning, that cross-shore wind is a fresh 19 mph, and while the swell bumps up to 5ft from the ESE with a bit more energy (214), it's just lumpy and messy. Not worth a second look.

The rest of the week and into the second week doesn't get any better. Through Wednesday the 8th, Thursday the 9th, and right up to Sunday the 13th, we're looking at a run of poor surf conditions. Swell heights hover around 3ft or less mostly, with periods around 4 to 7 seconds, and the winds are nearly always cross-onshore or making a mess. Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only positive.

Now, things get a little more interesting around Monday the 13th afternoon – the swell picks up to 6ft from the east, period 6 seconds, and combined energy jumps to 300. That's moderate energy, for sure. But the wind is a moderate 12 mph cross-onshore from the ESE, making it choppy. Still not clean enough to call it rideable.

And then on Tuesday the 15th of July, another pulse comes through in the afternoon: 5ft from the southwest, period 5 seconds, energy at 209. Again, the wind is cross-onshore from the SSW at 12 mph, so it's choppy and not doing that reef any favors. Wednesday the 16th morning looks cleaner with a gentle cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops back to 3ft – too small to get excited about.

It's not until the very end of the outlook, on Sunday the 19th of July in the morning, that we get a moment of glassy conditions with a slight air from the SSW, and a little 3ft south swell at 7 seconds. The energy is low at 76, but at least it would be clean. Still, it's tiny.

There's no standout session here, plain and simple. For a sheltered reef like Matunuck that needs that northerly offshore to fire, we're stuck with wind out of the east, south, and southwest for the entire 16-day stretch. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those bigger, windier days. I'd say hang your wettie up for a bit – it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. But for now, it's a blank run.

Rusty.

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