Pilgrim Avenue Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.37° N 71.48° W

Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pilgrim Avenue sea temperature is
20.8° C
1.0° 

Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, SSW swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pilgrim Avenue this week:

The surf forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Pilgrim Avenue in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Fri 7th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 6s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 9th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 6s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sun 9th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Gutted, honestly. The next sixteen days are shaping up as one of those stretches where you’d be better off re-waxing the boards, checking your fins, and maybe taking up a new hobby. The swell’s just not showing for Pilgrim Avenue (South Coast). There’s nothing on the table that’s going to get my heart racing, and that’s the long and short of it.

Let’s break it down. Right out of the gate, from Friday the 7th through Monday the 11th, it’s a write-off. We’ve got some tiny, short-period swell – nothing over 4ft and mostly under that – coming from the SSW, but the energy is just pathetic, with weak values like 55 and 66. The wind is cross-off, but it doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to push. The size is enough for a foam board maybe, but the period is a dismal 6-8 seconds, so it’s just mushy and unorganized. You’d be fighting for scraps.

The middle of the window isn’t much better. Tuesday the 11th is pure flat. The 13th throws a tease at us with some long-period energy (14 seconds) but the swell height is a joke at 0.3ft, and the energy is barely a whisper at 15. That’s not surf, that’s a ripple. We do get a slight bump on Friday the 14th, where the afternoon pulls in 3ft SSW swell with a period of 8 seconds and moderate energy of 140. The wind goes offshore, and it will be clean, but it’s still really marginal. I’d call it a knee-high dribble at best. That’s the closest we get to a highlight, and it’s a low bar.

The second week stays bleak. Conditions remain clean for most of it, but the swell just never materializes. We get a bit more wind on the 19th and 20th, with the swell direction shifting around to the ESE, but the size stays small and the periods short. The 20th morning has some offshore wind and 3ft of ESE swell, but with a 6-second period, it’s not going to break with any sort of power.

Honestly, the only time the energy even breaks into the moderate range is on the 19th afternoon (166) and the 21st morning (112), but they’re tied to junky, short-period swells. The 21st afternoon has a bit of energy (86) with an 8-second S swell and a bit of offshore wind, but it’s still just more of the same – ordinary, weak, and uninspiring.

For the love of god, don’t bring beginners out if anything over 5ft shows up on the forecast, but that’s not a problem we’re going to have. This is a blank run, plain and simple. The spot is fairly consistent, so this is an off-period, and with forecasts this far out, things can change, but right now, this is a no-go. The kites look better than the surfboards with this kind of onshore junk and minimal swell.

Signing off with a heavy heart,

Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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0
0
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2
0
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1
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0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
1.5
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
15
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
45
9
16
48
15
164
88
113
60
40
39
4
3
3
4
64
36
33
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
NNW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
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cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52AM0.80m
3:32PM1.08m
4:00AM0.82m
4:37PM1.12m
5:06AM0.87m
5:38PM1.18m
6:06AM0.95m
6:35PM1.23m
7:01AM1.04m
7:28PM1.26m
7:53AM1.12m
8:17PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.16m
8:24AM0.07m
10:01PM0.14m
9:43AM0.07m
11:18PM0.08m
11:03AM0.02m
00:20AM0.01m
12:13PM-0.04m
1:12AM-0.06m
1:13PM-0.09m
2:00AM-0.11m
2:08PM-0.13m
2:44AM-0.14m
clear
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rain showers
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5:46
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5:50
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7:57
7:55
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7:52
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7:49
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2
1
Temp °C
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29
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27
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Feels °C
28
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25
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Information about the Pilgrim Avenue Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Pilgrim Avenue provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Pilgrim Avenue can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Pilgrim Avenue) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Pilgrim Avenue may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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