Surf Forecasts:
Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, SSW swell with 331 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pilgrim Avenue this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Pilgrim Avenue in the next 16 days are 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, grab a coffee and settle in. Rusty here with a look at what’s on the cards for Pilgrim Avenue over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, this is one of those outlooks where I’m struggling to find the silver lining. We’ve got a long stretch of junk ahead. From now until the end of September, it’s pretty much a write-off. The swell is tiny, the wind is messy, and every session is tagged as poor surf conditions. We’re talking dribbly 0.7ft to 2ft waves with weak energy (17 to 29 in the combined energy reading). The wind is mostly cross or cross-on, making for choppy, bumpy surfaces. There’s really nothing to get excited about for the first week and a half.
The only blip on the radar comes on Sunday the 20th of September. Sunday afternoon sees a jump in size to 7ft from the SSW, but hold your horses. That’s coming with a short period of 7 seconds and strong cross-off winds at 15 mph. The combined energy reads 342, which is a moderate pulse, but the quality is still poor. The wind is offshore, so it would be clean, but that short-period, lumpy swell on a beach setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. For the average punter, it’s a miss.
Monday the 21st and Tuesday the 22nd see a bit of waist-high slop, but it’s all cross-onshore and choppy. From the 23rd through the 25th, the onshore wind gets nasty, and we get a pulse of swell building up to 5ft. On Friday the 25th, the energy really climbs to 506 and 486, but the wind is a strong cross-shore, creating a messy, lumpy chop. That’s a no-go for a clean wave.
To be honest, in this 16-day window, there is no standout period. The best you can hope for is a very quiet, clean morning on the 16th or 17th of September with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.3ft to 1.0ft. It’s a rare blank run for this area, but it happens. We just gotta wait for the patterns to shift. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a tough watch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 11 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
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 kJ | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 331 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45PM0.94m | 11:10AM1.06m | 11:26PM0.85m | 11:55AM0.98m | 00:12AM0.77m | 12:44PM0.91m | 1:04AM0.71m | 1:39PM0.85m | 2:05AM0.67m | 2:40PM0.82m | 3:10AM0.67m | 3:42PM0.83m | 4:12AM0.72m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.02m | 5:20PM0.12m | 5:04AM0.09m | 5:59PM0.20m | 5:38AM0.16m | 6:47PM0.27m | 6:19AM0.22m | 8:02PM0.31m | 7:17AM0.27m | 9:48PM0.30m | 8:51AM0.29m | 10:53PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | ESE 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 7 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | E 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | N 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 29 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 19 | 208 | 331 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 754 | 747 | 770 | 749 | 438 | 256 | 240 | 869 | 633 | 69 | 625 | 223 | 1172 | 1172 | 1172 | 438 | 126 | 1 |
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