Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Matunuck. We’ve got a long stretch ahead, but I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty flat and frustrating for the most part.

Looking at the whole 16-day window, the pattern is grim. There’s a big gap of nothing happening for the first week and a bit. We don’t get a single worthwhile wave until the very end of the month, and even then, it’s not exactly what you’d call a standout. The surf just isn’t cooperating.

We start off on Friday the 24th of July with nothing. The swell is tiny, around 2ft to 2ft from the S, with a short period of 7 seconds. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Wind is cross-on and choppy, and the combined energy is weak (76). This is a total write-off, and unfortunately, this repeats day after day. Saturday the 25th, Sunday the 26th, Monday the 27th – it’s all the same story. Small, weak swell, cross-shore winds, and a combined energy that barely cracks 80. It’s a long, dry spell.

The situation doesn’t really improve until the 30th of July. On Thursday morning, we finally see a bit of a pulse. A 3ft S swell with a 9-second period shows up, and the wind goes offshore from the N, giving us clean conditions. The combined energy jumps to 174 (moderate). It’s surfable, but the wave comment says it’s very ordinary. Still, it’s the first real chance in a week. Thursday afternoon gets a little bigger, 5ft from the SSE with an 11-second period, boosting the energy to 466, but the wind is cross-offshore, so it’s not as clean as the morning.

Friday the 31st of July morning has another clean window with a 4ft S swell, but the energy is dropping (199). Then we slide back into mediocrity. The first few days of August are a mess of onshore wind and weak, choppy surf. The 2nd of August sees a 4ft SSE swell with a 10-second period, but the wind is cross-on and the energy is moderate (344-375), so it’s messy.

The real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Tuesday the 4th of August. It’s glassy. The wind is dead calm from the NE. But the swell is tiny – only 2ft from the S with an 8-second period. The energy is weak (95). It’s clean, but there’s barely a wave to ride.

Then, right at the end of the forecast, on Friday the 7th of August morning, we get a bit of a bump. A 6ft SSW swell with a 7-second period hits, giving us a combined energy of 319 (moderate). The period is short, so it’ll be a bit bumpy and disorganized, but that’s the biggest swell of the whole 16 days. The wind is cross-shore, so it’s not going to be perfect, but it’s the only day with any real power.

For a spot that’s very consistent, this is a tough run. It’s a reef break, and it’s sheltered from the swell, so it needs a good direction to light up. The winds are often wrong, and the swell is mostly too small. The best bet is to keep an eye on that Thursday the 30th of July morning for a clean, offshore session on a small wave, or hold out for the 7th of August for a bit more size, even if it’s sloppy.

Rusty.

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