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Matunuck, United States

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Matunuck, the nearest town. Photo: Swampyank at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Matunuck

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (185°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (5°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–6 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 91). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For beginners the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Matunuck, 0.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD), direct.

    See flights MDW → PVD · Skyscanner from about £145 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h from the airport to Matunuck.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Matunuck · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Matunuck · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41 ft3 smushy1kJ12°C
Mon 19Oct344 ft7 smushy137kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct283 ft8 ssoft116kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct252 ft8 smushy71kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct213 ft7 smushy66kJ16°C
Fri 23Oct41 ft7 smushy11kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct11 ft4 smushy1kJ10°C
Sun 25Oct0under 1 ft8 s1kJ14°C
Mon 26Oct1under 1 ft7 s1kJ14°C
Tue 27Oct51 ft8 smushy17kJ15°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 27 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PVD, then 1h by road. About 5h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Matunuck each day: Green Hill, Matunuck.

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Rough cost

About £895–£1,605 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PVD, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£145–£300
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£895–£1,605

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Matunuck

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