Pilgrim Avenue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what Pilgrim Avenue has in store, in feet and miles per hour.

Honestly, it’s a tough start. We’re lookin’ at a long stretch of nearly nothing worthwhile. The first flicker of life shows up on Wednesday afternoon, July 8th, with a tiny 2ft wave from the SSW, period a short 6 seconds. The wind goes glassy though, so the surface will be like a mirror, but there’s just no push behind it. It’s a “surfable but very ordinary” kinda day.

The whole first week is basically a bust – tiny waves, short periods, and mostly messy wind. You’d be better off stayin’ home.

Things finally perk up in the second week. Saturday, July 11th brings the first real window. The morning has a clean 4ft south swell with period stretching to 8 seconds. Then Saturday afternoon is the pick of the entire forecast: swell hits 4ft from the south, period bumpin’ to 9 seconds, wind goes dead calm – glassy – and the combined energy climbs to a solid 255. That's your session right there.

After that, it fades back into small, uninspiring surf for most of the following week, with some light offshore winds keeping the surface clean but not much swell to work with.

Then on Saturday, July 18th, we get another big spike. The morning sees a solid 6ft swell from the SE with a 7-second period, and the energy jumps to a strong 804. Wind is offshore from the west, light and clean. That's a lot of water moving – definitely one for the more experienced crew. The afternoon drops back to 4ft from the SSW with a moderate offshore breeze, still clean and fun.

So, bottom line: skip the first week. The standout is Saturday afternoon, July 11th – glassy, waist-to-chest high south swell, clean and fun. Saturday the 18th is another good option if you want more size, but it’s further out, so don’t book the day off just yet.

Water temp early on is around 68°, pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year.

Rusty.

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