Matunuck Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Matunuck over the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a flat spell for the most part. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak, and windy days ahead, so don’t get your hopes up too high. The first real chance of scoring anything decent is gonna be a while off.

The beginning is pretty grim. Through the first couple of days of August, we’re looking at tiny waves, maybe 2ft to 2ft, coming from the south with a short, weak period – think 7 to 8 seconds. The wind is all wrong, cross-onshore or onshore, making it choppy and messy. Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a bit colder than you'd expect for this time of year.

Then Monday the 3rd rolls around, and the swell actually jumps up. The combined energy spikes right up (457 and then 639), with wave heights around 7ft to 7ft from the south. But here’s the kicker – we’ve got a risk of thunderstorms, heavy rain, and a fresh cross-onshore wind hitting 22 mph. The wave comment sums it up: poor surf conditions. It’ll be lumpy and blown out. At that size with that wind, it’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one.

Now, Tuesday morning the 4th is our one and only real standout. It’s not epic, but it’s the best we’ve got. The swell direction is still from the south, at a solid 5ft, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is moderate (295). But the magic is in the wind – it’s a glassy 3 mph from the NW. That means the surface will be clean as a whistle. It’s an intermediate reef break that’s very consistent, and while crowds can happen around here, on a Tuesday morning you might luck out. The only caveat is that 5ft can be a bit much for beginners. So if you’re competent, that Tuesday morning window is the one to point for.

After that, it’s back to the grind. From Tuesday afternoon right through until the 12th of August, it’s pretty much all poor surf. Swell drops back under 3ft, wind stays cross-onshore, and the energy levels are weak. There’s a stretch of days where the wave height barely cracks 2ft to 2ft.

Finally, around Wednesday the 12th and Thursday the 13th, we see a tiny improvement. On the 12th, we get a clean little 2ft wave with an offshore breeze from the north. It's tiny, but it's clean. Thursday morning the 13th picks up to about 4ft from the south, but it’s a cross-shore wind and the period is only 6 seconds, so it’ll be weak and a bit bumpy. Nothing to get too excited about.

The very end of the run, the 15th and 16th, drops right back down to tiny 1ft to 2ft waves. Clean with some cross-offshore winds, but honestly, it’s a board-short kind of session at best.

So, to sum it up: the pick of the litter is Tuesday morning, the 4th of August at Matunuck. Get on it early for some clean, glassy conditions on a solid 5ft south swell. Everything else is small, messy, or both. For a spot that’s usually very consistent, this is a lean period.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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