Surf Forecasts:
Matunuck surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, SSE swell with 367 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE 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 (Jul 30) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matunuck in the next 16 days are 1.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 26) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matunuck over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s get real here. It’s Rusty.
Look, I’m gonna level with you. If you’re looking at Matunuck over the next couple of weeks, you’re gonna need some patience. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special coming up. For the first several days, the wave energy is just too weak to get excited about, with combined energy readings sitting in the double digits and low triple digits – that’s barely a ripple in the bathtub. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is mostly a mess. From Friday morning the 24th right through to the end of July, it’s a lot of poor surf conditions with scores of zero. There’s a bit of a pickup around Thursday the 30th with some cleaner conditions, but even then the waves are still just ordinary.
The standout window, if you can call it that, looks like Thursday the 30th of July. Thursday morning we’ve got glassy conditions with the wind dropping to nothing, swell from the SE at 3ft, period around 8 seconds, and combined energy hitting 169. That’s the most interesting we’ve seen. By Thursday afternoon, it gets a bit better with a light offshore wind from the north, swell bumping up to 4ft from the SSE, period stretching to 10 seconds, and energy jumping to 262. That’s the best we’ll see – clean, some push, but still just ordinary surf. It’s not a day to call in sick for, but you might get a few fun ones if you’re local.
Water temp is sitting at 68°, which is about 2° cooler than normal for this time of year – a bit colder than usual, so you might want a spring suit.
After that, it’s back to small, choppy, and onshore slop until we get to Saturday the 8th of August. Saturday morning looks glassy again with the wind calm, swell from the SSW at 4ft, short period of 6 seconds, and energy at 161. The waves are still ordinary, but the morning will be clean. By the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and the swell jumps to 5ft, but the chop and cross-on wind will ruin it for paddling. That afternoon setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
So, bottom line: there’s no proper standout here. The best you’ll get is Thursday the 30th of July, with the afternoon offering the cleanest, most energetic waves of the whole forecast. Everything else is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 23 | 54 | 67 | 91 | 70 | 69 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 56 | 49 | 78 | 86 | 86 | 55 | 93 | 245 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06PM0.89m | 5:27AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.91m | 6:18AM0.73m | 6:43PM0.94m | 7:06AM0.77m | 7:27PM0.98m | 7:50AM0.82m | 8:09PM1.01m | 8:32AM0.86m | 8:49PM1.02m | 9:13AM0.90m | 9:28PM1.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.19m | 00:20AM0.19m | 11:45AM0.18m | 1:03AM0.16m | 12:33PM0.16m | 1:39AM0.12m | 1:14PM0.12m | 2:12AM0.08m | 1:52PM0.09m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:28PM0.07m | 3:09AM0.03m | 3:02PM0.05m | 3:36AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 1 | 70 | 69 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 35 | 56 | 49 | 29 | 86 | 86 | 55 | 93 | 245 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | — | E 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 23 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 62 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | S 9 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | NNE 3 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 2 | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | 29 | 78 | 36 | — | 10 | 13 | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 761 | 1 | 1 | 935 | 1 | 1 | 1712 | 170 | 48 | 1829 | 143 | 685 | 170 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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