Milook Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, onshore, and straight-up messy conditions at Milook. For the first ten days or so, the swell is weak and the wind is mostly blowing the wrong way, so you’re looking at a lot of chopped-up, poor surf. We're talking about a real dry spell here. It’s not until the very end of the month that things finally start to look interesting, and that’s a long way off.

The opening days, from the 16th through the 25th, are a write-off. There’s a little pulse of energy on the 18th and 20th, with the swell getting up to 5ft and 5ft, but it’s all coming with a strong onshore wind, making for a complete mess. The energy reading hits 263 on the 20th, but with that wind, it’s just a washing machine. Honestly, on a day like that with the wind howling onshore, you might be better off looking at a kite. The swell is too short-period and wind-blown to be any fun on a surfboard.

There’s a brief tease on the 22nd and 23rd when the wind swings offshore, but the swell just vanishes, dropping to 1ft. It’s clean but flat, not even enough to get wet for. The energy is down in the weak zone, like 31 at its best. It’s a similar story right through to the 27th, with tiny waves and just no power behind them.

Then we get to Friday the 28th, and that’s the one to circle on the calendar. The morning session is the standout of the whole period. The wind goes light and offshore from the south, and we finally see a proper pulse of groundswell. The summary swell height is 7ft from the west with a 10 second period, and the energy jumps all the way up to 799. That is a strong, powerful swell. This is the real deal, and it’s lining up perfectly with the optimum west-southwest direction for Milook. The offshore wind will have it glassy and clean. This is the one, but with that size, it’s for experienced surfers only; the beginners should give it a miss.

After that high point, things mellow out again. The 29th has a bit of leftover swell, maybe 3ft, but the wind is shifting around and it’s not as clean. By the 30th and 31st, we’re back to small, onshore slop.

So, to wrap it up: get through the flat and messy first ten days, and you’ve got one solid morning of proper surf on the 28th. It’s a long wait, and the forecast for that day is still a couple of weeks out, so don't book the time off yet, but it’s something to keep an eye on. For the break, Milook is the only spot on the map, and it's looking like a one-day wonder after a long, flat spell. This is Rusty, signing off.

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