Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer.

Honestly, Pilgrim Avenue is in for a quiet stretch. We’re looking at a long run of small, weak swells and mostly poor conditions right through the 16-day window. The first couple of weeks are the worst of it. There are no true standouts, no days where everything lines up for a proper session. If you’re keen, you’ll be scratching for scraps.

The pattern starts off flat. Friday morning the 11th has a tiny 2ft SSW swell, period a short 6 seconds, combined wave energy a weak 45. Wind is cross-off from the NW at 9 mph, so it’s clean, but there’s just no power. That theme carries on. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, with swells dropping to 1ft and 3ft. Sunday afternoon gets a light offshore from the west at 6 mph, which is nice, but again, the swell is tiny and short period.

Monday the 14th afternoon is about the closest we get to a highlight early on. The swell is only 2ft from the SE, but the wind goes glassy – zero mph from the ESE. That’s about as clean as it gets. The wave energy is just 39 though, so you’re really hunting for a knee-high roller. It’s a reef and point set-up here, so a long period groundswell would be ideal, but the period is only 6 seconds.

We then hit a real dead patch. From the 15th through to the 17th, swells are barely 1.0ft to 1ft, and conditions are choppy or onshore. Nothing worth paddling out for.

Things try to pop a little around the 18th of September. Friday morning the 18th sees the biggest swell of the run so far: 5ft from the ENE, with period 5 seconds and combined energy jumping to 124 (moderate energy). Problem is, the wind is a cross-onshore ENE breeze at 16 mph, making it choppy and messy. That afternoon is similar, 4ft swell but onshore wind. Not worth it.

A gap of several days follows – the 19th to the 21st are tiny and mostly blown out.

Then, the final few days of the window show a bit of a pulse. Thursday the 25th afternoon: a 3ft S swell, but the period jumps to 11 seconds (a solid groundswell), and combined energy hits 201 (moderate). The wind is cross-onshore from the NE at 16 mph though, so it’s choppy. That’s a tease.

Saturday the 26th morning looks the most interesting. A 3ft swell from the SE, period 12 seconds, giving very long period groundswell. Combined energy is 274. The wind is cross-off from the WSW at 19 mph, so clean. That’s the best setup in the whole forecast. Still, 3ft at a reef and point with a long period like that can be a bit straight and fat, but it’s the one day I’d mark on the calendar. It’s 16 days out though, so treat it as promising but not locked in.

Overall, it’s a lean period. If you have to get wet, make it Monday the 14th afternoon for the glass, or Saturday the 26th morning for the cleanest chance at a real wave. Beginners? The swell never tops 5ft, so it’s safe enough – but there’s hardly anything to ride. Experts will find the bigger energy days on the 18th and 26th, but wind spoils the 18th.

Rusty.

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