Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty. I’ve been through the numbers for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve got to be honest with you—it’s a pretty quiet stretch for Pilgrim Avenue. This is a reef and point setup that’s fairly exposed to swell, and it likes a SSE direction best. Right now, the water temp is sitting at 70°F with a normal anomaly for this time of year, so that’s about average and nothing to write home about.

We’re kicking off with a real slow start. From Saturday the 29th of August right through to Tuesday the 1st of September, the surf is tiny—under 3ft—and the wind is all over the place. You’ve got a mix of cross and cross-on breezes, and the combined swell energy is pretty weak, sitting between 14 and 54. It’s all low-period stuff too, around 4 to 8 seconds, so it’s just not doing anything. The conditions are poor, and honestly, there’s no reason to paddle out.

Then there’s a gap of a few days with no real improvement. Wednesday the 2nd of September sees a bump in swell to 5ft to 6ft, but it’s onshore wind from the east and southeast, making it choppy and messy. The energy picks up to 122 to 198, but it’s still a write-off for surfing.

Now, Thursday the 3rd of September is where we finally get a little window. The swell drops a bit to 7ft in the morning and 4ft in the afternoon, coming from the south and SSE. The wind switches offshore from the WSW and west, with a moderate to gentle breeze, so the waves will be clean. The swell energy pushes up to 349 in the morning and 276 in the afternoon. It’s not huge, but it’s the best we’ll see for a while. The period is short at 7 seconds, so don’t expect much power, but it’s surfable.

After that, it’s back to the doldrums. From Friday the 4th of September through to Tuesday the 8th of September, the swell drops right off—under 3ft—and the wind is mostly cross or cross-on. The energy is low, between 17 and 131, and the conditions are poor. There’s a brief moment on Monday the 7th of September afternoon with offshore wind and 3ft swell from the east, but it’s only a 1/10, so nothing to get excited about.

Then we hit the standout of the entire forecast. Wednesday the 9th of September morning looks like the best session. The swell is 5ft from the SSW, with a period of 7 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the west at 9 mph. The combined swell energy is 674, which is solid, and the conditions are looking very good for a reef and point like Pilgrim Avenue. It’s a clean, offshore morning that’ll have some proper lines. The afternoon drops a bit to 6ft, but the wind is cross-off and the energy jumps to 1093, so it’s powerful but might be a touch on the big side for intermediates.

Thursday the 10th of September and Friday the 11th of September are a letdown again—swell around 3ft to 4ft, with cross or cross-on wind and poor conditions. The energy is moderate at 255 to 276 on Thursday, but it’s not clean. The rest of the forecast into the second week, from the 12th of September onward, is just tiny. We’re talking 1.0ft to 2ft swells, with weak energy under 30, and the wind is all over the place. There’s nothing to recommend.

So, the standout is Wednesday the 9th of September morning. That’s your best bet. The rest of the 16-day window is mostly flat or poor, with a few days of gap in between. Keep an eye on that Wednesday morning—it’s the one to circle.

Rusty.

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