Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for the next couple of weeks.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead for Matunuck. The water is sitting at 68°F currently, which is about 2°F cooler than what we’d normally expect for this time of year, so it’s a bit nippy. We’re looking at a long, dry spell with no real surf to get excited about. The first few days are a total washout. Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st are flat and messy with hardly any energy (38 to 80), and the wind is all wrong. The swell is tiny and the period is short, so it’s just not worth paddling out.

That blank run stretches all the way through to the 23rd of July. On Thursday morning, things finally start to flicker. The swell bumps up to 7ft from the S, with a 10-second period, and the combined energy climbs to 780 – that’s a moderate pulse. The wind goes light offshore from the NW, which is a major positive and should clean things up. It’s still a marginal call, with a score of just 1 out of 10, so don’t expect perfection, but it’s the first real window in the entire outlook. The afternoon stays clean with a 5ft S swell and moderate energy (477), but it’s still rated as just “marginal”. That’s the best we’ve got for the first week.

After that, Friday the 24th through to the end of July is a depressing run of small, weak, onshore junk. Most days show combined energy under 100, with swell heights barely scraping 3ft. The wind is consistently cross-on or onshore, and the period is a very short 7 seconds. It’s just not happening.

We get a little nudge around the 28th of July with a 5ft S swell and a clean offshore breeze from the WSW, but the period is still short (7 seconds) and the energy is moderate (284). The score is still zero, so it’s not a standout. The 29th and 30th bring a bit more consistent S swell at 4ft to 4ft with a 9-second period, but the wind is mostly cross-on, keeping the surf ordinary.

The only other potential highlight is on the 2nd of August. Sunday morning shows a 6ft SSW swell with a 7-second period, moderate energy (260), and a clean cross-offshore breeze from the WNW. It’s rated as “surfable but very ordinary”, which is about as good as this outlook gets in the second week. The afternoon gets bigger at 7ft but the wind goes cross and choppy, so stick to the morning.

Honestly, there’s no true standout here. The best bet is the Thursday the 23rd morning window, and even that’s a marginal call. It’s a quiet, unremarkable stretch for Matunuck. The swell is too small, the wind is too often wrong, and the energy is weak. If you’re desperate, you could look at the 2nd of August morning, but don’t expect much. The setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle.

Rusty.

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