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Conditions at Millers in January
January: High-Summer Offshore Windows
January brings Millers its most reliable blend of size and clean wind. Average swell height runs 6.2ft (1.9m) with a 10.8s period, placing it right in the fun-to-solid zone. Swell arrives almost exclusively from the south and southwest: SSW leads with 29.6 per cent, S adds 16.9 per cent and SW contributes 13.7 per cent, while the N/NNE/NE/NNW sectors sit at zero. Because the beach faces NNE, those S/SSW pulses have to wrap around headlands to make the cove work - when they do, the bowls have proper shape. Offshore S/SSW/SW wind blows 29 per cent of the time, and the wind rose also shows a solid E/ENE flow (27.8 per cent) that often keeps the surface cross-offshore. Air temperatures average 21.9°C, water sits at 20.4°C and rainfall is low at 1.38 mm/day. This is the month to pick your window and go.
Average Spot conditions at Millers in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Millers during January. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Millers for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Millers for January. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Millers.