Surf Forecasts:
Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, SSW swell with 295 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pilgrim Avenue this week:
The surf forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pilgrim Avenue in the next 16 days are 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board and wax, folks – Rusty here with the outlook.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: this is a quiet stretch for Pilgrim Avenue. We're looking at a whole lot of nothing for the first week, with small, weak, and often messy conditions. The first real blip of interest doesn't show up until the end of the run, so patience is the name of the game here. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing wild there.
The first days are a write-off. Tuesday and Wednesday are tiny with poor surf, barely a ripple. Thursday the 20th is glassy but it’s only 1 ft of swell – not worth paddling out for. That flat spell just drags on through the end of next week. We see a small bump of energy around Monday the 24th morning, with 4 ft from the S and a clean cross-off breeze, but the energy is still weak (123) and the waves are ordinary. Not exactly a standout.
We get a bit more size building into the 25th, but the conditions are iffy. The real glimmer in this forecast lands on Friday the 28th. The morning session at Pilgrim Avenue is your best bet. We’ll have 5 ft of swell from the south with a clean, cross-off wind. It's still an intermediate wave, not a beast, but the combined energy hits 312, which is the strongest we’ve seen all period. This is the one to circle on the calendar – probably the only session where you’ll get a proper ride. The swell period is short at 7 seconds, so don’t expect groundswell grunt, just punchy little lines. That afternoon drops off a bit, but the morning window looks good.
After that, things fade again. The last day, the 1st of September, has a clean 3 ft to 4 ft swell with light offshore winds, so if you missed the 28th, that Tuesday morning might offer a few clean but smaller waves to end the run.
Honestly, for the next two weeks, you’re waiting for that Friday the 28th dawn patrol. That’s your window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 | S 7 |
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 kJ | 62 | 94 | 81 | 41 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM0.89m | 12:35PM1.01m | 00:51AM0.80m | 1:26PM0.94m | 1:43AM0.73m | 2:21PM0.89m | 2:42AM0.69m | 3:20PM0.87m | 3:44AM0.69m | 4:18PM0.88m | 4:44AM0.72m | 5:12PM0.91m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.08m | 6:54PM0.20m | 6:33AM0.15m | 7:57PM0.27m | 7:17AM0.21m | 9:21PM0.30m | 8:20AM0.25m | 10:39PM0.29m | 9:48AM0.27m | 11:36PM0.25m | 11:03AM0.24m | 00:18AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 62 | 94 | 81 | 41 | 43 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 34 | 42 | 20 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 140 | 51 | 51 | 2503 | 172 | 277 | 650 | 140 | 372 | 438 | 268 | 108 | 122 | 46 |
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