Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, here’s the honest truth for Pilgrim Avenue over this 16-day run. I’m gonna be straight with you — it’s mostly a quiet stretch and I’m really struggling to find a session that gets the heart pumping. Most of the time it’s small, messy, or both. There are a couple of glimmers, but you’ll need patience.

The water temp is sitting around 68°F, which is about 2°F cooler than average for this time of year. You’ll feel the chill a bit, but just chuck on a light spring suit and you’ll be right.

The first few days are pretty grim. From July 25th through to the afternoon of the 29th, the swell is tiny — mostly under 3ft with a short period of 7 seconds and combined energy less than 100 (58). Winds are either onshore or cross-onshore, keeping the surface bumpy. The only real break is the afternoon of July 27th where the wind goes clean cross-offshore, but the swell is only 2ft. You’ll be chasing ankle-biters. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing: clean but no power.

On Wednesday July 29th morning, the swell jumps to 6ft with a combined energy of 413 — the most punch we see — but it’s a short-period 6 seconds and blowing onshore with heavy rain. The size makes it a bit much for beginners, but it’s messy. That afternoon the wind picks up and goes cross-onshore. Again, I’d say that window is a kite surfer’s moment, not a surfer’s.

Then we slide into a lull. The end of July and start of August are S swells between 1ft and 3ft with periods 7 to 9 seconds. Energy is mostly low (under 180). The morning of July 31st has clean cross-offshore wind and a 3ft S swell, so it’s surfable, but just very ordinary. Still, if you’ve got a longboard, it might be worth a quick paddle. The real standout is the afternoon of August 3rd. Swell hits 5ft from the S with a 9-second period and combined energy of 363 (moderate energy). With a gentle cross-offshore wind, it cleans up nicely. That combo of size, clean wind and moderate energy is the best on offer. I’d call that the highlight, but it’s only for intermediate and above — 5ft is pushing it for a beginner.

After that, it fades again. August 4th afternoon is clean with a 5ft S swell, but not quite as consistent. From August 5th onward, we’re back to small, short-period swell with onshore or cross-offshore wind producing unappealing surf. The second week is definitely not worth planning around.

So the bottom line: the first week is mostly poor, with a small window on the afternoon of August 3rd offering decent, clean, surfable waves. The rest is a long stretch of small or messy conditions.
Rusty

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