Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's see what we've got for Matunuck.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you. This is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a flat spell with almost nothing to get excited about. We've got a solid 16 days stretching from now through the 23rd of September, and the surf is just not cooperating.

The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no weird anomalies to talk about.

The first real chance we see is on Thursday the 10th. The swell bumps up a touch, with a combined energy of (321). We're looking at waves around 6ft from the SSW, but with a short period of 7 seconds. The trouble is the wind is a moderate cross-shore, making things a bit messy. It's surfable, but it's not going to be pretty. Friday the 11th cleans right up with a light offshore from the NNW and the same small SSW swell dropping to 3ft, with energy way down to (67), but the waves are tiny.

After that, we go into a long stretch of near-flat conditions. For the rest of the first week and into the second, it's all 0.3ft to 1ft junk. The wind is all over the place, from cross to cross-on, and there's just no energy in the water.

The only other pulse to mention doesn't come until Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st. Early on the 20th we see some 5ft SSW swell with a combined energy of (153), but again it's a short 6-second period and a cross-shore wind that'll chop it up. The afternoon gets pushed to 5ft with (175) energy, but with a moderate cross-shore, it's not going to be clean. This is an advanced-level wave size, so beginners should steer clear.

Honestly, for paddle surfing, this whole forecast is a bust. The Matunuck break (United States) is a sheltered reef, and it needs a proper SE groundswell to work. We're getting short-period, wind-affected slop from the SW and SSW most of the time. The setups here would be way more interesting for kite surfing than for paddling.

If you're dead-set on getting wet, your best bet is to keep an eye on Friday morning, September 11th, when that light offshore from the NNW arrives. It'll be clean for a quick paddle on the tiny 3ft leftovers. The other possibility is early on Sunday, September 20th. The 5ft SSW swell will be the biggest of the run, and with the light cross-shore, it might offer a few rideable but bumpy waves for an experienced surfer. But it’s a long way off, so don't bank on it.

But the bottom line? There are no true standouts here. It's a long, quiet period for Matunuck. Stay tuned, forecasts can change.

Rusty.

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