Milook Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. I've been staring at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and honestly, it's a tough one to call. The swell is coming in, no doubt about it, but the wind is just going to ruin it for most of the time. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with very little to get excited about.

First up, we have a bit of a blank run. The first real recommended surf doesn't come around until Thursday, the 10th of September. That's over a week of waiting for anything that's even worth a mention.

The only spot on the radar is Milook. It's a reef break, and it's an inconsistent one, so it needs the right conditions. The water is sitting at 66°F which is much warmer than usual for this time of year. That’s a bit strange, but it’s a bonus.

The whole first week is a mess. From the 29th of August right through to the 9th of September, the wind is either cross, cross-onshore, or onshore, and it's blowing hard. The swell is there, but it's all blown out. We're looking at combined energy values from 57 to 1437, so there's a lot of energy in the water, but it's just not surfable. The 4th of September has a 10ft WNW swell, but with onshore winds, it's unsurfable. This is a period for the kite surfers, not for us paddle surfers.

The standout, and I mean the only one that looks worth a paddle, is Thursday, the 10th of September. The morning shows a 2ft WSW swell with a period of 8 seconds. The wind will be from the S at 15 mph, which is a clean cross-offshore breeze. The forecast says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions", but with the water being glassy, that's a massive step up from the junk we've been seeing. The combined energy is a weak 76, so it won't be powerful, but it will be clean. The afternoon picks up a bit more energy, hitting 414, with a 3ft swell from the W and a very long period of 15 seconds. That's proper groundswell, but at a reef break like Milook, that long period should peel nicely. The wind is still clean cross-off from the SSE. This is your best bet, but be aware, the crowds here are often a problem.

After that, we're back into the wind. The 11th brings a strong cross-shore and messy chop with a 6ft W swell, and the 12th of September has a massive 10ft W swell, but it's onshore and messy. The energy is a whopping 2585, but it's an expert-only day with that wind and size. The week after that is more of the same: lumpy, cross-onshore conditions.

So, to sum it up: if you're desperate, mark Thursday the 10th of September. It's your only window of clean surf in a sea of blown-out slop. The rest of the time, the waves are there, but the wind is a killer.

Rusty.

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