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Mill Bay

Surf spot · United States

Is it worth the trip?

36Poor out of 100 for your dates

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2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 28 out of 100

Swell
5 ft6 smushy
Energy
192kJ
Wind
NE 8 kn
Temp
7°C

Wed 4 · 52 out of 100

Swell
6 ft8 smushy
Energy
358kJ
Wind
E 2 kn
Temp
6°C

Thu 5 · 9 out of 100

Swell
4 ft6 smushy
Energy
97kJ
Wind
NW 14 kn
Temp
6°C

Fri 6 · 52 out of 100

Swell
6 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
525kJ
Wind
S 1 kn
Temp
4°C

Sat 7 · 8 out of 100

Swell
2 ft8 smushy
Energy
46kJ
Wind
SW 4 kn
Temp
5°C

Sun 8 · 42 out of 100

Swell
5 ft8 scrumbling
Energy
341kJ
Wind
WNW 8 kn
Temp
4°C

Mon 9 · 8 out of 100

Swell
3 ft7 smushy
Energy
96kJ
Wind
NNE 7 kn
Temp
7°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 22, too small
  2. Tue 328, too small
  3. Wed 452, fair
  4. Thu 59, too small
  5. Fri 652, fair
  6. Sat 78, too small
  7. Sun 842, too small
  8. Mon 98, too small
  9. Tue 1021, poor
  10. Wed 1118, too small

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
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mill Bay, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov2, too small3 ft7 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.)116kJwind from the east-south-east, 25 knots7°C
Tue 3Nov28, too small5 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.)192kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots7°C
Wed 4Nov52, fair6 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)358kJwind from the east, 2 knots6°C
Thu 5Nov9, too small4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.)97kJwind from the north-west, 14 knots6°C
Fri 6Nov52, fair6 ft9 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)525kJwind from the south, 1 knot4°C
Sat 7Nov8, too small2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.)46kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore5°C
Sun 8Nov42, too small5 ft8 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)341kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots4°C
Mon 9Nov8, too small3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.)96kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots7°C
Tue 10Nov21, poor12 ft10 ssoft14 ft at break (est.)2,593kJwind from the north-north-west, 25 knots7°C
Wed 11Nov18, too small4 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.)220kJwind from the south-south-east, 16 knots6°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.

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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.

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