Milook Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at what's cookin' at Milook over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a rough stretch ahead. We're looking at a solid two weeks of mostly blown-out or just plain tiny surf. There's a light at the end of the tunnel, but you're gonna have to be patient.

For the first week, from this Thursday the 27th of August right through to the 3rd of September, it's pretty much a write-off. Swell sticks around, but the wind is a mess. Most mornings and afternoons are seeing cross to cross-onshore breezes, gusting up to 28 mph at times. That means a lot of lumpy, choppy, messy conditions. The energy in the water is all over the place, from a weak 12 up to a big 1277 on Saturday afternoon, but it doesn't matter because the wind just ruins it. That Saturday afternoon the 29th brings a solid 10 ft of swell, but with a strong cross-onshore wind, it's just a washing machine – maybe one for the kite surfers, but not for a paddle.

The weather is a mixed bag of rain, clouds, and even a risk of thunderstorms, so not exactly a beach day anyway. The water is a warm 66° on Thursday morning, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but you won't be feeling it with that wind in your face.

We then drift into the beginning of September, and the first few days of the second week are more of the same – messy cross-shore winds and poor quality surf. There's a bit of a pulse on the 3rd of September with a 7 ft swell in the afternoon, but again, onshore winds spoil the party.

Now, here's the payoff. If you can wait it out, things finally line up on Saturday the 5th of September. The morning brings a light offshore breeze from the ESE at just 3 mph, cleaning up a 4 ft swell from the west with a 10-second period. The wave energy is a solid 358, and conditions are looking clean. But it's the afternoon that's the real standout. The wind goes glassy – dead calm, flat calm – and we see an 8 ft swell from the WSW. The energy jumps to 653. That's the window. For an expert-only crew, those clean, glassy waves on a reef setup like Milook are going to be special. The swell size is over 8 ft, so this is only for experienced surfers. Expect crowds to be likely, as this is an inconsistent spot that rarely gets a clean window like this.

After that flash of brilliance, the wind swings back onshore and it's back to messy, lumpy conditions for the rest of the forecast period, with waves dropping back down to around 3 ft or less. The last few days from the 9th to the 11th of September see the swell fade right away, dropping to 2 ft and weak energy levels around 52-54.

So, bottom line: the first two weeks are mostly a bust. The only real cut of good surf is that Saturday the 5th of September, and even then it's an expert's game. It tends not to stay this poor for long here, but this run is a long one.

Rusty.

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