Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get real about the surf ahead. I’m lookin’ at the Pilgrim Avenue stretch, and I gotta be straight with ya: it’s a lean run.

Over the next 16 days, the swell and conditions just aren’t linin’ up for a proper session. There’s nothin’ that jumps out as a true standout. In fact, the first sniff of anything even close to worthwhile doesn’t show up until Tuesday afternoon, August 18th. That session sees a small 3ft swell from the SSE, with a short period of 7 seconds, and the wind is a cross-off. The water temp is sittin’ at 71°, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – no surprises there. The combined wave energy is weak, at 79, and honestly, the conditions are just ‘surfable but very ordinary.’ It’s not terrible, but it ain’t special.

From there, we hit a long, dry spell. From Wednesday morning, August 19th, all the way through to the end of August, the wave comment is a consistent “poor surf conditions.” Swells are tiny, period is short, and the wind is mostly cross or onshore. There’s a moment on Monday, August 24th, in the afternoon where the swell bumps up to 4ft from the south, with a slight increase in energy (116, moderate), but it’s still a short-period, cross-shore wind affair. It’s messy. Not worth paddlin’ out for.

The only other blip on the radar comes later on Friday afternoon, August 28th. The swell pushes up to 4ft from the south, with a 7-second period. The combined energy jumps to a solid 226, so there’s some push there. The wind is a cross-off from the SSW, which should clean it up. It’s still labeled as “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” but it’s the best of a bad bunch. If you’re desperate, that’s your window. But for a reef and point setup like Pilgrim Avenue, the 4ft south swell could produce some fun lines if the wind holds. Just don’t expect perfection.

After that, Saturday and Sunday (August 29th and 30th) see chest-to-head-high swell (3ft to 4ft) and moderate energy, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, killin’ the quality. The final few days into early September show some consistency in swell size (4ft) but the period stays short and the wind stays messy.

So, mate, the honest word is: there’s no standout session here. The best bet is that Friday afternoon, August 28th, but it’s still only a ‘maybe.’ The rest of the run is best spent waxin’ your board and waitin’.

Rusty.

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