Surf Forecasts:
Matunuck surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period, SSW swell with 475 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 7s period. 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 2.1m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s just get it out of the way: it’s grim. Looking at the whole 16-day window, we’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions and nothing really worth paddling out for.
We start on Thursday, August 13th, and honestly, there’s nothing to recommend. That poor run carries on for over a week straight. The waves are tiny, the wind is all over the place, and the energy is negligible. We’re looking at a total blank from the start all the way through to the end of the second week.
The first sign of life, and I do mean a faint one, shows up on Monday, August 17th at Matunuck. It’s a reef break, very consistent which is a plus. The morning sees a 5ft swell from the SSW with a period of 8 seconds. Nothing special on the period, but the combined energy jumps up to (234), which finally shows some moderate wave energy. The wind is light offshore from the north, so it will be clean. That’s the best we get, but it’s only scoring as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” Not a standout, just a break in the clouds.
Later that afternoon, the swell bumps up to 6ft from the SSW with energy cranking up to (557), but the wind switches to a light cross-onshore, so the surface won’t be as clean. The water temperature is around 73°, which is about average for this time of year.
After that little tease, we’re back to nothing. The whole forecast just fizzles out again. A few pulses of weak energy show up around August 27th with a 4ft swell from the east, but the period is a short 5 seconds and the conditions are rated poor. Not worth a mention.
Bottom line: there are no standouts here. No day to circle on the calendar. The crowds are sometimes an issue at Matunuck, but honestly, nobody’s going to be out there anyway. Sometimes you get a dry spell, and this is one of them. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the shed.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 43 | 431 | 234 | 356 | 64 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.10m | 9:19PM1.16m | 9:43AM1.12m | 10:05PM1.10m | 10:29AM1.11m | 10:49PM1.03m | 11:15AM1.07m | 11:33PM0.94m | 12:01PM1.01m | 00:18AM0.84m | 12:49PM0.95m | 1:05AM0.76m | 1:40PM0.89m | 1:57AM0.69m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM-0.14m | 3:42AM-0.13m | 4:02PM-0.11m | 4:22AM-0.11m | 4:48PM-0.06m | 5:00AM-0.05m | 5:34PM0.02m | 5:36AM0.01m | 6:20PM0.10m | 6:12AM0.08m | 7:11PM0.18m | 6:49AM0.14m | 8:15PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 234 | 201 | 64 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 30 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | SW 5 | N 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | SSW 8 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 43 | 431 | 4 | 356 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 12 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2417 | 66 | 2406 | 1049 | 3449 | 752 | 870 | 628 | 1712 | 1564 | 2507 | 233 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 98 | 1 | 43 | 355 | 1 |
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