Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and a cuppa, let's have a look at what Pilgrim Avenue is serving up over the next sixteen days. It's a bit of a quiet spell, to be honest. There's no real swell to write home about, and we're looking at a long stretch of flatness and barely-there waves for the most part. It's one of those periods where you might be better off cleaning the wax off your other boards.

Looking at the opening days, Wednesday the 19th has a tiny 1.3ft to 2ft swell out of the southeast with a short period, and it's a cross-off breeze. There's just not enough push to do much, energy is weak at 57, and the surf report calls it poor. That theme just keeps rolling on through the end of August. Thursday and Friday are equally gutless with swell barely breaking 1.3ft. The wind isn't terrible, but the waves just aren't showing up. It's a long, quiet stretch with nothing to recommend until we get into the following week.

On a more promising note, we do see a bit of a pulse, but it ain't for the faint-hearted. The most significant energy arrives on Friday the 28th. The morning sees a 5ft swell from the south with moderate energy (312), pushed by a clean cross-off breeze. That's wave height that pushes into more advanced territory, too big for beginners, and with that offshore wind, it'll be clean. The Friday afternoon hangs in there with 4.6ft and a similar cross-off, still packing moderate energy (228). Still, the overall guidance says the surf quality is poor. If you're an experienced local who knows the bank, this is your window, but don't expect perfection.

The following Saturday, the 29th, is the only other day that gets a slight nod, with the report calling it "surfable." Swell drops back to 2.3ft from the south-southwest with a clean offshore breeze. The energy is weak at 86, but it's the best of the rest after that Friday. The wind state is moderate offshore, so it'll be clean, just small.

The first few days of September keep things quiet, with more weak, short-period swell and onshore or cross-shore winds. Nothing really grabs you. The water temperature hasn't varied much, and the anomaly is basically nil, so it's your standard August water. This reef and point spot is fairly consistent but it's in a bit of a lull. The standout, really the only one worth paddling out for, is that Friday the 28th if you're brave and the banks hold. The south swell aligns perfectly with the optimum direction, so there's a chance for a few fun ones, even among the poor conditions.

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