Millers Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let me have a look at what we've got on offer for Millers Landing over this 16-day stretch.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the outlook is a tough one. We're looking at a long, long stretch of nothing.

The first record kicks off on Tuesday the 25th of August, but it’s not good news. Honestly, for the first week and a half, from the 25th of August right through to the 4th of September, it’s a write-off. Swell is tiny, only about 1ft to 2ft, and the wind is mostly cross-onshore, leaving the surface choppy and messy. There’s just no energy in the water, with the combined swell energy sitting between 73 and 306 – mostly in that weak to moderate range, but the way the wind is on it, it’s just not lining up. The water temp is sitting at 77° – that’s a whopping 8° warmer than usual for this time of year – so it’s a warm bath, but you wouldn’t want to paddle out for this slop.

We finally see a bump in size on Saturday the 5th of September, with the morning swell reaching 4ft from the WNW. But before you get excited, that’s a short-period wind swell of 7 seconds and the cross-onshore wind is still there at 9 mph. It’s a beach and point setup, so that short period wind swell isn't going to hold together well, especially with a cross-offshore. The combined energy jumps to 314, which is now a moderate energy, but the quality is still marked as poor. The rest of that day and into the 6th and 7th is more of the same – more weak, short-period, cross-onshore windswell.

Then, from the 8th of September onward, things start to look *slightly* more interesting, but it's still a mess. On the morning of the 8th we get a tiny 1ft swell, but look at that period – 18 seconds! It’s a groundswell, but just not enough size to do anything. That afternoon the period hits 19 seconds with 1ft, and the energy bumps to 214. Still, it's a gentle cross-onshore wind, so it's not clean. The morning of the 9th of September sees a 3ft groundswell from the SW with an 18-second period, and the combined energy jumps up to 423 – now we're talking about some serious energy in the water. But again, that cross-onshore breeze at 9 mph is going to chop up what could have been some nice long lines, especially on a beach-and-point break where a long-period swell wants a point or reef to wrap around.

So, the bottom line: there is no standout day. It’s going to be a lean 16 days. The only flicker of hope is the strong, long-period groundswell showing up on the 9th, but the wind direction just ruins it. If the wind had swung offshore, that would have been the day. But it hasn’t. It’s a real shame. Keep your eyes on the charts; sometimes things shift.

Rusty.

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