Mill Bay
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
29Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 4 ft swell at 8 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 179kJ
- Wind
- WNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Wed 4 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 185kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Thu 5 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- NNW 23 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Fri 6 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft8 scrumbling
- Energy
- 197kJ
- Wind
- WSW 1 kn
- Temp
- 5°C
Sat 7 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 306kJ
- Wind
- NNE 20 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Sun 8 · 23 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 101kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 7°C
Mon 9 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 106kJ
- Wind
- NNW 16 kn
- Temp
- 6°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 25, poor
- Tue 318, poor
- Wed 449, fair
- Thu 58, poor
- Fri 635, poor
- Sat 74, poor
- Sun 823, poor
- Mon 930, poor
- Tue 1035, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 7 °C5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
Mill Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 5, poor | 3 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 24 knots | 7°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 18, poor | 5 ft6 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 179kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 13 knots | 7°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 49, fair | 4 ft8 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 185kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 7°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 8, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 23 knots | 6°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 35, poor | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 197kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore | 5°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 4, poor | 5 ft9 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 306kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 20 knots | 7°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 23, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 101kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 7°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 30, poor | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 106kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 16 knots | 6°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 35, poor | 3 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 75kJ | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 5°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:25 −1.4 mHigh 07:19 +0.7 mLow 12:52 −0.4 mHigh 18:47 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:35 −1.2 mHigh 08:22 +0.9 mLow 14:20 −0.6 mHigh 20:17 +0.8 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 02:40 −1.1 mHigh 09:14 +1.1 mLow 15:29 −0.9 mHigh 21:33 +0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Mill Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (61°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (241°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 29). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 5°C in January, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 11°C in July, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). The town to stay in is Kodiak, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 7°C: 5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Kodiak
about 15 min by car · 24 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Kodiak its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.