Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s on the table for the next 16 days. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty grim stretch for Pilgrim Avenue (reef and point). The forecast is a long, drawn-out run of tiny, weak, and mostly messy conditions. There’s really no standout surf on offer here, and the only flicker of something rideable is a fleeting moment of glassy, ordinary waves.

The water temp is sitting at 70°F, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The whole period starts with a whimper on Thursday the 20th. Morning brings glassy conditions with a tiny 1.0ft SE swell, but the energy is feeble (26) and the wave comment says it all: poor surf. The wind goes cross-off in the afternoon, but the swell is still pathetic at 1ft.

Friday the 21st through Sunday the 23rd is a write-off – cross-onshore winds, tiny swell around 0.7ft to 2ft, and wave energy barely cracking 34. Rain and thunderstorms don’t help.

Monday the 24th offers a brief moment of clarity. The morning brings offshore wind from the WSW at 16 mph, with a 3ft S swell (period 6s) and moderate energy (72). The afternoon goes fresh offshore (19 mph) and clean, but the swell drops to 1.0ft with a long period (11s) – that’s a groundswell, but it’s barely there (energy 33). Still, this is the cleanest window of the entire forecast.

From Tuesday the 25th onward, it’s a desert. The swell hovers between 1.0ft and 4ft, but the energy is mostly weak (under 100), and the winds are messy – cross-on, onshore, or just light but not helping. The only slight exception is Wednesday the 26th afternoon, when it goes glassy with a 4ft SSE swell (period 7s) and moderate energy (141). The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” – that’s the best you’re going to get, and it’s nothing to write home about.

The rest of the run through the end of August and into early September is a wasteland of poor surf, cross-off winds, and tiny swell. Even the clean, offshore windows on the 2nd of September only offer 2ft S swell (energy 64). Nothing is consistent, and the few moments of clean wind are wasted on ankle-biters.

In short, Pilgrim Avenue is a total no-go for the majority of this 16-day window. There’s no standout session, no proper swell, and no quality to get excited about. If you absolutely have to get wet, aim for the morning of Monday the 24th (cleanest) or the afternoon of Wednesday the 26th (glassy, but ordinary). Otherwise, save your energy.

Rusty.

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