Mill Bay, United States
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About Mill Bay
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7; in May, June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kodiak, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car).
Water about 9°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Mill Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 9, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 7kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 8°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 28, poor | 3 ft5 smushy | 39kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore | 9°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 36, fair | 3 ft9 scrumbling | 103kJ | offshorewind from the west, 21 knots, offshore | 6°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 4, too small | 1 ft8 shollow | 20kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots | 4°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft5 smushy | 8kJ | wind from the north-west, 11 knots | 4°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 7, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 9kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 6°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 5, too small | 1 ft5 smushy | 6kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 19 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 27, poor | 3 ft4 smushy | 34kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 9°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 5, too small | 1 ft6 smushy | 11kJ | wind from the north-west, 12 knots | 8°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 5, too small | 1 ft7 shollow | 3kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots | 7°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Mill Bay
Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 3 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
Places to eat near Kodiak
- Henry's Great Alaskan RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
- Chart RoomSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
- Kodiak Island WildsourceSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
- Alaska Fresh SeafoodsAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre
- Kodiak Hana RestaurantJapanese · 0.6 km from the centre
- Western Alaska FisheriesSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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