Milook Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s look at what’s on the table for Milook. I’ll be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for us. We’ve got some serious swell energy coming through at times, but the wind and weather are just not playing ball for clean, rideable waves.

The surf starts off small on Tuesday the 25th, with a tiny 1 ft swell from the WNW. The wind is offshore from the E/ESE, so the surface is clean, but the waves are just too weak to get excited about – combined energy is only 21 to 53. Wednesday the 26th is similar, with 2 ft swell, glassy and clean conditions, but still poor-quality surf. That’s the story for the first few days – small, weak, and not worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 27th sees the swell drop even further to 1 ft, and the wind shifts to a fresh cross-shore from the SSW, making it lumpy and choppy. Not good.

Friday the 28th morning starts with a light offshore breeze and 2 ft swell, but it’s still weak. Then Friday afternoon the wind turns onshore from the W at 15 mph, and the swell bumps up to 5 ft – but with a short period of 6 seconds and onshore wind, it’s messy, and the combined energy jumps to 157. Still not surfable.

The weekend brings more size but worse conditions. Saturday the 29th has 7 ft swell from the W, but the wind is cross-onshore from the WSW at 19-22 mph, making it lumpy and blown out. Combined energy is strong at 509-533. Sunday the 30th morning is a bit cleaner with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is 5 ft, and the wind picks up again in the afternoon with rain showers. Still poor.

Monday the 31st and Tuesday the 1st of September have more solid swell, 5 ft to 7 ft, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, sometimes strong breeze strength, and the surface is messy. Combined energy hits 676 on Tuesday afternoon, but with that wind, it’s just not for paddling – looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The first week of September keeps the pattern: plenty of swell energy, but the wind is almost always onshore, cross-onshore, or very strong. Wednesday the 2nd has 7 ft swell with a strong onshore breeze, and combined energy is 656. Thursday the 3rd has near-gale cross-shore winds, just nasty. Friday the 4th is a bit smaller.

Then we get to the weekend of the 6th and 7th of September. Saturday the 6th has 8 ft swell from the W with a 10-second period, and combined energy is massive at 1352, but the wind is onshore from the WNW. Sunday the 7th has the same 8 ft swell, with a cross-shore wind and even more energy at 1525– but it’s lumpy and choppy. This is expert-only territory, if anyone’s crazy enough to try.

Monday the 8th and Tuesday the 9th of September see the swell drop to 6 ft and 4 ft, but the wind is still onshore at 25 mph. On Wednesday the 9th, we get a 5 ft swell from the W with a 10-second period and a lighter cross-onshore breeze from the NNW, but it’s still choppy. The water temperature is 66°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – about 4° above average, so that’s a nice surprise if you do get in the water.

Honestly, through this whole period, Milook is inconsistent and rarely breaks well. There’s not a single standout day. The swell direction is mostly from the W or WSW, which matches the optimum swell direction, but the wind is always wrong. If you’re a kite surfer, the weekend of the 6th-7th of September might get your attention, but for paddle surfing, it’s a blank run. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d say give it a miss.

Rusty

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