Surf Forecasts:
Pilgrim Avenue surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period, SSW swell with 428 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 2.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pilgrim Avenue over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Pilgrim Avenue. I gotta be straight with you, it's been a lean stretch, and honestly, it's lookin' pretty bleak for the next two and a half weeks. We're talkin' a solid gap of nothin' worth paddlin' out for. The water temp is sittin' around 69°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so at least it's not a shock to the system when you do get in.
Alright, so let's run through this dry spell. We start off on Tuesday, September 8th, with tiny 0.3ft surf from the SE. It's clean, sure, but you could swim harder than those waves. Wednesday and Thursday don't get any better; we see a bit of bump on Thursday morning with 6ft from the SSW, but the period's a short 7 seconds, and that cross-offshore wind is blowin' 15 mph, just mashin' it up. The combined energy is only moderate (402), but the quality's poor. That bigger bump is messy.
Friday the 11th is the first time we see a score that's not a total zero. The morning has 3ft from the SSW, but the period is still a weak 7 seconds with a combined energy of just 70. It's clean and there's a light cross-off breeze, but it's ordinary at best. Saturday and Sunday are back to tiny, weak dribbles.
From there, it's a long run of poor surf conditions, day after day. We get a little bump in size on Tuesday the 15th (4ft from the E), but the period is a dreadful 5 seconds and the wind is onshore and choppy. That's just a mess. The following days are a mix of knee-high slop and cross-shore chop.
Finally, after a two-week slog, there's a flicker of hope on Sunday, September 20th. The morning brings 3ft from the SSW, but here's the key: the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That's a massive positive for the clean-up, even if the swell is small. The combined energy is still low (68) and the period is short (6 seconds), so the waves will be weak and crumbly. It's surfable, but only just. It's your best shot in the whole window, but it's not exactly a standout.
The rest of the month is more of the same: tiny, weak, or blown out.
Honestly, if you're a paddle surfer, it's a tough watch. For a beach or point setup like this, the conditions with the stronger, shorter-period wind swells and onshore winds look way more interesting for a kite surfer than for a surfer with a stick. We just don't have the power or the shape.
Hang in there. Sometimes you get these blank runs. Forecasts change.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 295 | 382 | 302 | 124 | 58 | 54 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 46 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.15m | 6:46AM1.08m | 7:11PM1.17m | 7:34AM1.16m | 7:57PM1.17m | 8:19AM1.20m | 8:41PM1.15m | 9:03AM1.21m | 9:23PM1.09m | 9:45AM1.19m | 10:03PM1.02m | 10:27AM1.13m | 10:45PM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM-0.05m | 1:10PM-0.09m | 1:39AM-0.10m | 1:58PM-0.13m | 2:18AM-0.12m | 2:43PM-0.13m | 2:55AM-0.12m | 3:25PM-0.10m | 3:30AM-0.09m | 4:04PM-0.04m | 4:03AM-0.04m | 4:43PM0.03m | 4:34AM0.02m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 124 | 58 | 54 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 4 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SW 4 | SE 9 | — | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 12 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | N 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 1 | 19 | 295 | 382 | 302 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 749 | 690 | 1119 | 1119 | 1062 | 178 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 622 | 756 | 749 | 223 | 438 | 1174 | 223 | 45 | 270 |
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