Mill Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Kodiak Island, USA)

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Mill Bay Surf Guide

Mill Bay in Kodiak Island is a sheltered beach break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds are from the southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Rarely crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

Mill Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	4.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mill Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mill Bay occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Mill Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mill Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 92% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

92%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mill Bay Location Map

Interactive Mill Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Mill Bay is Kodiak Airport (ADQ) in USA, which is 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Mill Bay is Homer Airport (HOM), also in USA, 209 km (130 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mill Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:26 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	13	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Mill Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Kodiak, Alaska (2), 5 km from Mill Bay.

Next High Water: 05:37pm | 1.85m

Next Low Water: 11:05am | -0.12m

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Mill Bay Sea Temperature

Water temperature (4.6 °C) at Mill Bay is close to freezing today and the windchill (3.0 °C) will make tha air temperature seem similarly cold. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and boots and the forecast cloudiness won't make it feel any better.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.