Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's get into it. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty tough. We’ve got a real flat spell to start, so don't rush to get the wetsuit on just yet. The first signs of anything surfable won't pop up until the morning of Thursday the 9th, and even then it's a marginal call. You’re looking at a solid week of pretty much nothing before that.

Let’s talk about Pilgrim Avenue, a reef and point set-up that's fairly exposed. It’s an intermediate spot. The water temp is sitting at 68°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

From the 2nd of July right through to the morning of the 9th, it’s a dead loss. We’re talking a week of tiny swell, mostly under 1ft, with a mix of onshore and cross-off winds. The energy is barely there – we're seeing combined swell energy numbers in the teens and twenties (13 to 34), which is just weak. The wind is all wrong, too much onshore or cross-on, making it a no-go.

Thursday morning the 9th shows a little pulse of life. We get 3ft of swell from the S, with an 8-second period. The wind is light cross-off from the SW, which will keep it clean. The combined energy bumps up to 99, which is still low but a step up from the junk before it. It's surfable, but only just, and the rating reflects it as very ordinary. That window doesn't last long though, as the wind picks up to 16 mph that afternoon, messing it up again.

The standout window in this whole outlook is actually the morning of Sunday the 12th. The swell holds at 3ft from the S, with a 7-second period. What makes it special is the wind: a glassy offshore from the WNW at only 3 mph. That is a proper clean morning. The combined swell energy is 95, which is still weak-moderate, but with those conditions, it’s the best you’ll get. This is a morning for your longboard or a funboard, and you’ll have it quiet as crowds are only sometimes an issue here.

The other bright spot, promising but less certain, is Monday the 13th. The swell ticks up to 3ft from the S, with an 8-second period, and the combined energy jumps to 134 – now we’re talking moderate energy. Morning winds are light cross-off from the SW at 6 mph, so conditions should be clean. Afternoon winds pick up, but the morning session on the 13th looks like it could have a bit more push than the Sunday glass-off, though the wind isn't quite as perfect.

After that, the energy drops right back off into the teens and single digits, with minimal swell for the rest of the run.

So, bottom line: don't hold your breath for the first week. Your best bets are the clean, glassy morning of Sunday the 12th, and the slightly bigger but windier morning of Monday the 13th.

Rusty.

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