Eerste Steen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for our stretch of coast. The coming sixteen days are a full-on rollercoaster, with some serious size coming through but also plenty of windy, messy periods to dodge. We’ve got a few absolute gems, especially if you’ve got the experience to handle the heavy stuff.

The standout is without a doubt Eerste Steen. It’s a fairly consistent spot, exposed to the SW, and it’s going to see the biggest pulse of energy. The water is sitting at 57°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good steamer.

The first real action kicks off on Friday morning, July 24th. The wind goes glassy from the ESE, dead calm, and we’ve got a solid 12 ft SW groundswell rolling in with a 14-second period. The combined energy reading is a massive 4362, which is pumping. This is a heavy wave though – over 8 ft makes it an expert-only affair. The wind and tide are favorable, but that swell is too big for the break to handle cleanly, so it’s a spectacle for the very brave.

The rest of that first weekend stays clean but smaller. Saturday morning, July 25th, sees 7 ft SW swell with a 13-second period and a light SE cross-offshore breeze, making for clean conditions. Good for experienced surfers. Sunday morning, July 26th, is glassy again with 7 ft SW swell, still clean, but still overhead.

We hit a bit of a lull in the middle of the week. Monday brings a lot of wind, and by Friday, July 31st, the swells have dropped. That afternoon, though, we get a glassy window with 5 ft SW groundswell and a 14-second period (1096 energy), which is fun but not the highlight.

The next real standout shows up way down the track. Sunday morning, August 2nd, is dead calm, dead flat – zero wind, glassy as a lake, with 5 ft SW groundswell at a very long 16-second period. That’s 1103 energy, and it’s a beautiful, clean option for bigger boards at a point or reef.

But the biggest session of the entire forecast is on Saturday morning, August 8th. We’ve got an 12 ft W swell with a 12-second period, and the combined energy is a staggering 4784. The wind is a moderate N breeze, blowing cross-offshore, which will keep the faces clean. This is again for experts only – too big for anyone else. The direction is W, which is a bit off the optimum SW, but the size and clean conditions make it a serious strike mission for the experienced crew.

To sum it up: The best clean, manageable swell is probably the Sunday morning, August 2nd session at 5 ft with glassy conditions. The most powerful, adrenaline-pumping window is the Saturday morning, August 8th, with 12 ft and clean offshore wind, but it’s only for the well-seasoned. The first week is a mix of huge energy and wind, so pick your windows carefully.

Rusty.

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