Matunuck Surf Report & Ideal Conditions

Live NOAA data · Updated 2026-08-26
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), Matunuck is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the S matches its ideal S direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the N. Matunuck is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the S, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here. It best suits improving and intermediate surfers.

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Best conditions for Matunuck

Matunuck is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the S, with light wind from the N, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.

Ideal wave height2–4 ft
Ideal periodmedium-period (8–16s)
Best swell directionS
Best windlight wind from the N
Best tidehigh & incoming

These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (moderate-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →

Current conditions

Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-26 10:00 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.

Wave height1.6 ft
Dominant period6s
Swell directionSSW (193°)
Wave buoyNDBC station 44085 (26 mi away)
Wind5 kt from the NNW — NDBC NWPR1 (14 mi away)

Matunuck 7-day surf forecast

Model wave & wind outlook for Matunuck from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).

DaySwell heightPeriod & directionWind
Wed Aug 262–3 ft9s SE14 kt SW
Thu Aug 272–4 ft8s SE15 kt SSW
Fri Aug 283–4 ft6s S11 kt SW
Sat Aug 292–3 ft6s S12 kt ENE
Sun Aug 302–3 ft5s S18 kt SW
Mon Aug 312 ft5s SSW12 kt WSW
Tue Sep 11–2 ft8s SSE13 kt WSW

Tide

Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8461490 (NEW LONDON, State Pier), the nearest tide station (29 mi away). Times local.

Matunuck tide chart for 2026-08-26 Predicted tide height in feet over two days, with high and low markers. 12a6a12p6p12a6a12p6p 2.7ft2:09a0.4ft8:45a2.5ft2:57p0.9ft9:04p2.6ft2:53a0.5ft9:29a2.6ft3:43p0.8ft10:00pNow0.52.7

Frequently asked

Is Matunuck working right now?

As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-26 10:00 UTC), Matunuck is fair: the live 0–2 ft short-period swell from the S matches its ideal S direction and is under its usual size, and the wind is light from the N.

Is Matunuck good for beginners?

Matunuck is best for improving and intermediate surfers — it's most often good on 2–4 ft surf, manageable on its smaller days but a step up from true beginner conditions. Conditions change daily, so always check the live report on this page before paddling out.

What's the best tide for Matunuck?

Matunuck tends to be best on a high incoming tide — the tide stage LazySurfer surfers have rated highest here. Tide changes how the swell breaks, so check the two-day tide chart on this page for today's high and low times.

What swell direction is best for Matunuck?

The best swell direction for Matunuck is from the south (S). Swell arriving from the south lines up best with how this break faces, which is when LazySurfer surfers have rated it highest.

What's the best wind for Matunuck?

Matunuck is most often good with light wind from the north (N) — the wind LazySurfer surfers logged on their best-rated sessions here. Wind direction grooms or chops the wave face, so check the live report for current wind.

Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Matunuck come from?

LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 44085) and the nearest NOAA tide station (NEW LONDON, State Pier). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.

Does LazySurfer predict whether Matunuck is good for me?

Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.

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