Millers Landing Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good, hard look at what’s coming our way. To be straight with you, this sixteen-day stretch is a tough one for Millers Landing. We’re looking at a long, drawn-out run of poor surf conditions with hardly a window worth paddling out for. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

The whole period is dominated by small, weak swell and messy winds. The combined wave energy barely gets into the moderate range, topping out around 282 (moderate) on the morning of Friday, September 4th, but even that session is only rated as marginal. Nearly every other day the energy is weak, with values like 170 or 100, just not enough to get excited about. The swell direction is mostly from the southwest, which isn’t the optimum for Millers Landing—that spot really wants a west swell to light up.

The winds are the real killer here. For the first week and a half, it’s a constant battle with cross-onshore breezes, often from the west or northwest, keeping the surface lumpy and choppy. There are a few mornings with a light offshore—like August 29th, September 2nd, 3rd, and 5th—but the swell is just too small and weak to make anything of it. The waves are tiny, around 1 ft to 2 ft, with long periods (15-18 seconds), which would normally mean clean lines, but there’s just no power behind them.

The only real standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Friday, September 4th. It’s the only session that breaks the “poor” rating, getting a marginal score. We’ve got a 2 ft swell from the west-southwest, with a very long period of 17 seconds, and the combined energy hits 282 (moderate). The wind is a light offshore from the WSW. That’s the cleanest conditions we’ll see, but the wave height is tiny, so it’s really only for the keenest loggers or those wanting to practice on a mini-mal. The rest of the forecast is a dead loss—days of poor surf, with the swell picking up slightly on September 9th to 5-6 ft, but it’s short-period windswell from the west-northwest, and the wind is a messy cross-onshore again. That’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle surf one, honestly.

After that, the energy drops right back off, and we’re looking at another week of tiny, weak waves and poor conditions. There’s a long gap of over a week with no real hope. All in all, the board stays in the car for this one. It’s a blank run for Millers Landing, but that’s how it goes sometimes in this area. The forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but right now, it’s a definite write-off.

Rusty.

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