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Pilgrim Avenue, Point Judith

Rhode Island, United States · 41.3659, -71.4849

Prone Foiling Intermediate
Source
Point Judith Light, Rhode Island (4827338184).jpg
Photo taken near this spot by Roger LeJeune from Pawtucket · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Season

Late September community recommendation for more reliable swell and wind, lower crowds and still-warm water; east swell remains the exact-spot preference

Water

Point surf with inside chips

Experience

Intermediate

Hazards

Longboard crowd; avoid competing at the main peak

Parking & access

Limited neighborhood/coastal access; verify parking.

“Community-sourced location mention. Verify the exact launch, access, hazards, and current local rules before publishing or riding. Requested-field batch 09 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, city-centroid, operator-selected and mismatched-pin relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown. Use inside reform waves and pump away from the longboard peak. Progression Project forum first-hand downwind reporting independently identifies Point Judith as the southern endpoint of an approximately ten-mile Rhode Island bay route. The launch bridge is ambiguous in the post, so this adds regional route context without changing the existing prone-foil access record. Progression Project forum regional guidance calls late September one of Rhode Island's more reliable windows for swell and wind, with reduced crowds and still-warm water. This is seasonal context, not a day-specific guarantee for Pilgrim Avenue.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Requested-field research Progression Project forum spot thread Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 629072 — WX Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Shore Rd (0.29 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/629072 wx.ikitesurf.com

All 25 webcams in Rhode Island

Surf forecasts

surfline.com 589A447B904Aae00147F95E0 — Surfline Nearby Point Judith North report for the Pilgrim Avenue candidate area; confirm the exact break from shore: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/point surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

crmc.ri.gov Ri Access Guide — Crmc Exact/current access or conditions guide for Deep Hole, Matunuck: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/deep-hole/640a4459b6d7690016526562 Additional c crmc.ri.gov surfline.com 589A447B904Aae00147F95E0 — Surfline Exact/current access or conditions guide for Pilgrim Avenue, Point Judith: https://www.crmc.ri.gov/shorelineaccess/RI-Access-Guide.pdf Additional curr surfline.com forum.progressionproject.com 320 — Progression Project Forum Exact/current access or conditions guide for Deep Hole, Matunuck: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/deep-hole/640a4459b6d7690016526562 Additional c forum.progressionproject.com forum.progressionproject.com Downwind Meccas Usa — Comment 2 — Progression Project Forum Exact/current access or conditions guide for Pilgrim Avenue, Point Judith: https://www.crmc.ri.gov/shorelineaccess/RI-Access-Guide.pdf Additional curr forum.progressionproject.com forum.progressionproject.com Wing And Prone Spots For End Of September — Comment 2 — Progression Project Forum Exact/current access or conditions guide for Pilgrim Avenue, Point Judith: https://www.crmc.ri.gov/shorelineaccess/RI-Access-Guide.pdf Additional curr forum.progressionproject.com

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