Surf Forecasts:
Matunuck surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, S swell with 187 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Matunuck this week:
The surf forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matunuck in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one for the Rhode Island coast. Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s just nothing happening at Matunuck. Zero, zip, nada. Every single day is tagged with “poor surf conditions,” and that’s the reality we’re dealing with here.
Right off the bat, we have a gap starting now. There are no surfable waves at all for the entire first week and a half. From Thursday the 20th of August, all the way through Monday the 1st of September, it’s a total flat spell for a reef that likes a good southeast swell. The combined swell energy stays weak, barely cracking 100 through that whole stretch. Even when we see a pulse on the 24th with moderate energy, the wind is howling cross-shore and messing things up. It’s a frustrating run.
For a break that’s usually very consistent, this is a rare, quiet period. It won't last forever, but for now, you’re better off finding something else to do.
Now, if you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel, the very end of the forecast looks slightly more interesting. On Thursday, the 3rd of September, we finally see some clean conditions. Morning shows a gentle offshore breeze from the NW, cleaning up that tiny 1 ft SE swell. The energy is still weak, but the wind is right. Then Friday the 4th of September brings a fresh offshore wind from the NW at 19 mph, cleaning up an even smaller 2 ft ESE swell. The wave energy is still low, but it’s clean. With such small swell and short periods, these are strictly longboard or funboard waves for the patient surfer. The water temp is sitting at a normal 70°F, nothing unusual there. The crowds at Matunuck can sometimes be an issue, but on tiny days like these, it’ll just be the die-hards.
So, the call is a hard one. The only time the wind lines up is for tiny, weak swells. There’s no standout in this entire forecast. If conditions stay clean on the 4th, it’s technically the best on offer, but that’s not saying much. Let’s hope the long-range models are wrong.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 |
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 kJ | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 39 | 42 | 82 | 163 | 149 | 124 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM0.84m | 2:55AM0.65m | 3:34PM0.82m | 3:57AM0.65m | 4:33PM0.83m | 4:58AM0.67m | 5:27PM0.86m | 5:52AM0.73m | 6:15PM0.91m | 6:40AM0.80m | 7:00PM0.95m | 7:23AM0.86m | 7:42PM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.28m | 8:38AM0.24m | 10:55PM0.27m | 10:07AM0.25m | 11:52PM0.23m | 11:21AM0.22m | 00:34AM0.19m | 12:13PM0.18m | 1:08AM0.13m | 12:55PM0.13m | 1:38AM0.08m | 1:32PM0.08m | 2:06AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 163 | 104 | 19 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | SE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 6 | 39 | — | 82 | — | 149 | 124 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 173 | 173 | 618 | 2738 | 178 | 688 | 76 | 141 | 173 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 5 | 66 | 66 | 224 | 867 | 867 | 1 |
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