Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let me tell you straight up: this is a rough stretch for Matunuck. We’ve got a solid 16 days of forecast in front of us, but honestly, there’s not a single standout session in the whole run. The finder isn’t recommending any of these days, and I can see why. The ocean is just not cooperating.

The overall pattern is small, weak, and messy. For the first several days, through the 22nd of August, we’re looking at tiny swell, mostly around 1 ft to 3 ft, with a short period of 4 to 8 seconds. That’s windswell, not groundswell, so the waves will be weak and gutless. The winds are mostly cross-on or onshore, keeping things choppy and uninviting. The combined swell energy is low, often in the 20s to 70s (weak energy), meaning there’s just no power in the water.

We do get a bit of a bump in energy around the 24th of August, with the combined swell energy hitting 133 (moderate wave energy) on Monday afternoon, but the swell is still only 4 ft from the south, and the period is a short 7 seconds. The wind is cross-shore, so it’ll be a bumpy, choppy mess. Not worth the paddle.

The end of the month and into September starts to show a little more promise in terms of energy, but it’s still not good enough. On the 27th of August, the combined energy jumps to 185 (moderate) and then to 344 (strong wave energy) that afternoon, but the swell is just 3 ft to 4 ft, and the period is a short 6 to 7 seconds. The wind is cross-off or cross, so it might be clean, but the swell is too weak and short-period to make anything worth riding.

The biggest combined energy of the whole run hits on the 30th of August, with 441 (strong wave energy) on Sunday morning. That’s a 4 ft swell from the southeast with a 12-second period. That’s a real groundswell, and the wind is cross-off from the north at 19 mph, so it’ll be clean. But even then, the finder still says “poor surf conditions.” The swell might have some push, but the direction is southeast, and Matunuck is sheltered, needing swell from the SE to work. The optimum direction is southeast, so that’s a match, but the quality just isn’t there. For a spot that’s very consistent and a reef break, this is a rare long stretch of nothingness.

The water temperature is 70°F, which is 0.5°F cooler than normal. That’s about average for the time of year, nothing to get excited about.

If you’re a kitesurfer, the stronger winds on days like the 29th and 30th of August, with the 4 ft swell and clean cross-off winds, might look more interesting. For paddle surfing, it’s a write-off.

There’s a gap of zero good surf from the start of the forecast all the way to the end of the 16 days. It’s a blank run, and for an area like this, that’s pretty normal when the wind and swell just don’t align. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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