Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Pilgrim Avenue has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – this stretch is looking pretty flat and frustrating for the most part. We’ve got a long gap of small, weak surf ahead before we see any real size show up.

The first few days are a tough watch. Starting Saturday the 22nd of August, we’re looking at a tiny 1ft of easterly swell with a short 5-second period, and the wind is a light cross-onshore. The water temp is sitting at 71°, which is about average for the time of year, so that’s one small mercy. The combined energy is a weak 16 – just no power in the water at all. Sunday is much the same story, with a bit of a cross-off wind but still only 1.0ft to 3ft of sloppy, short-period swell. Monday and Tuesday are lifeless too, with nothing worth paddling out for. The energy readings stay in the puny double-digits most of the time. It’s a real dry spell for the first week.

We finally get a tiny glimmer of hope on Friday morning, the 28th of August. The swell is still small at 2ft from the southeast, but the wind drops to glassy. That’s a major positive for clean conditions. The combined energy creeps up to 70, but it’s still very weak. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for tiny little waves. Not a standout, just a slight improvement.

The next real pulse arrives on Thursday the 3rd of September. The swell jumps up to 6ft on the Thursday morning, coming from the SSE with a short 6-second period, and the wind is onshore. The combined energy pushes into the moderate range at 279. By Thursday afternoon, it’s 7ft from the SE, with the energy soaring to 459. That’s a strong pulse of energy, but the wind is still onshore, and the period is short, so it’s going to be a messy, lumpy affair. This size is too big for beginners and is really only for more experienced surfers looking for a challenge in less-than-ideal conditions. The swell direction is from the SE, and the optimum for this spot is SSE, so it’s a bit off the mark.

The best of the whole window is probably that Thursday afternoon on the 3rd of September. It’s the biggest swell we’ll see, with 7ft from the SE and a 7-second period, and the wind is just a light onshore breeze. The energy is massive at 459. But honestly, the quality is going to be poor. It’s a beach-and-reef setup with onshore wind and short-period swell, which makes it look more interesting for kite surfing than a clean paddle session. After that, the swell fades quickly back to small, weak conditions for the weekend.

So, there’s no true standout session here. The pulse on the 3rd of September has the most power, but the wind and the short period will kill the quality. The best chance for a clean, small wave will be that glassy Friday morning on the 28th of August, but don’t expect much more than a knee-high dribble. It’s a tough run, but that’s how it goes sometimes.

Rusty.

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