Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, looking at the upcoming surf for Matunuck. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for any proper surfing. We're staring down a long gap of nothing worth paddling out for, from now all the way through to the end of next week. The break is a sheltered reef, which needs that southeast swell to work, and while there's a bit of energy coming in, the winds just don't want to cooperate for clean surf. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report.

Let's get into it. Starting Thursday the 23rd, we have a bit of south swell bumping around 1.3m (about 4 ft), but that cross-off wind from the northeast is going to mess up any chance of a clean face at Matunuck. The wave energy is moderate (219), but the conditions just aren't there. Friday and Saturday the 24th and 25th look even worse, with small, messy onshore slop. The combined swell energy drops right off. Sunday the 26th offers a brief glimmer, with some cross-off wind and a clean look early, but the swell is tiny at 0.7m (about 2 ft). It’s just not enough to wrap around the headland and get the reef working properly.

From Monday the 27th into the first week of August, it's a wasteland. We've got a seemingly endless stretch of weak, short-period swell with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy values are mostly in the double digits, which is just flat-out weak. You can see a pulse of energy around Tuesday the 28th with a 1.4m (about 5 ft) swell, but it's a short-period 6 second windswell, and the onshore wind makes it a complete write-off. We get another little spike of energy on the 29th (231), but again, it's wind-affected.

The only real flicker of hope is on the morning of Thursday the 30th of July. We get a clean, glassy morning with light offshore cross-off wind from the west. The swell is a small 0.9m (about 3 ft) but it’s from the SSE with a longer period of 9 seconds, which gives it a bit more push and shape for a reef setup. The wave energy is moderate (171). It's what the report calls "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and with crowds as "sometimes," you might get a few fun, clean little waves by yourself. It’s not a stand-out by any means, just the least worst option in a very poor run. Friday the 31st and the first week of August look completely flat or blown out. If you're a kite surfer, the stronger onshore breezes on some of those afternoons might be more your scene, but for a paddle surfer, this forecast is a real bummer.

Rusty

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