Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty flat and quiet stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long run of days with barely a ripple, so don’t be in a hurry to wax up. The first real chance at anything surfable doesn’t appear until the very end of the forecast, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about.

The water is sittin’ at a nice 70°F, which is pretty much dead average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick things off on Sunday the 23rd with tiny, weak waves. Pilgrim Avenue is seeing a 1 ft SE swell with a short 8-second period. The combined energy is a measly 18 (weak), and with a cross-on ESE breeze at 6 mph, it’s just messy. This theme continues day after day – small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-off. The swell stays tiny, rarely cracking 2 ft, and the energy figures mostly stay in the weak range (between 18 and 98). There’s a brief moment on Tuesday the 1st of September where the period jumps to 14 seconds and the energy hits 103 (moderate), but it’s still only 1 ft from the SE. That morning is glassy though, which is a nice touch, but the waves just aren’t there.

The biggest pulse of energy comes on Thursday the 3rd of September into Friday the 4th, with a SSE swell around 3 ft to 3 ft. The combined energy jumps to 278 and 258 (moderate to strong), but the wind is a nightmare – fresh onshore and cross-onshore with heavy rain. That’s not a surf session, that’s a survival drill. Friday afternoon the 4th glassed off with a 3 ft SSE swell at 12 seconds, but it’s still just ordinary, surfable waves.

So, if you’re desperate for a paddle, the best of the best is a toss-up between two very average windows. The first is Tuesday morning the 1st of September. It’s glassy, and there’s a 1 ft SE groundswell with a 14-second period and moderate energy (103). It’ll be clean, but expect tiny, slow waves only suited for a longboard or a paddleboard. The second is Friday afternoon the 4th of September. Again, glassy conditions with a 3 ft SSE swell at 12 seconds and strong energy (256). That’s the biggest swell of the run, but it’s still small. At Pilgrim Avenue, a reef and point break, that longer period will help shape up a few clean lines, but don’t expect any barrels.

Honestly, for the next 12 days, you’re better off takin’ the dog for a walk. The setup is so small and weak that it’s barely worth mentionin’. The forecast can always change, but right now, it’s a drought.

Rusty.

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