Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight about it: the next couple of weeks at Matunuck are looking pretty quiet. We've got waves, sure, but they're small and the quality just isn't there for any decent paddle surfing. The combined wave energy is barely registering, mostly in the 30–80 range, which tells you how weak it all is. There's no real standout window, so temper your expectations.

The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Starting off Wednesday the 26th, it's tiny with a 1ft swell from the southeast at 9 seconds. A light southwest wind keeps things cross and messy. That carries right through the rest of the week and into the first days of September – we're looking at 2ft to 2ft waves, but onshore winds from the southwest and south-southwest most days keep the surface chopped up and uninviting.

Saturday the 29th morning offers a small silver lining: a 2ft swell from the south, period dropping to 7 seconds, but a light northeast breeze makes it cross-offshore and clean. The energy is still weak (78), so it's a small, tidy wave for a longboard if you're desperate.

Monday the 31st afternoon flips to a clean cross-offshore breeze from the west-northwest, with 2ft, 5-second swell. Again, tiny and weak (35). Then we hit a little spell of calm: Tuesday the 1st of September afternoon sees a 0.7ft, 13-second groundswell, but it's from the south-southeast and onshore – barely a ripple.

Things get interesting on Wednesday the 2nd of September morning: a 1ft, 12-second southeast groundswell with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north-northeast, energy at 61. That afternoon, the wind goes glassy with a 2ft, 11-second swell from the southeast, energy up to 82. It's clean, but still very small. Thursday the 3rd morning is also glassy with 2ft, 10-second southeast swell (48). These are the cleanest windows, but the size just isn't there for a proper session.

The first real glimmer comes late in the run: Monday the 7th of September afternoon, a 3ft swell from the southwest at a short 5 seconds, but with glassy conditions and energy climbing to 70. That's the biggest wave in the whole outlook, but the period is weak, so it'll be a fat, slow closeout.

And finally, Saturday the 6th of September morning serves up another glassy moment: 1ft, 8-second southeast swell (40).

Bottom line: this is a long stretch of small, weak surf. The few clean windows are for the patient soul with a log, not for anyone looking for power. No standout days. Keep an eye on the forecasts, 'cause it can flip, but for now, it's a quiet spell.

- Rusty

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