Eerste Steen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.

Eerste Steen is looking promising, but you’ve got to wait for the right windows. The water is running much colder than usual, about 2°F below normal, so you’ll want a thicker wetsuit.

It starts on Friday morning, July 31st. A solid 4ft SW groundswell (12-second period) with a light east wind, cross-off, keeping it clean. The combined energy is moderate (436). The afternoon goes glassy with a light south wind. Saturday morning, August 1st, is a standout: 4ft SW swell, 14-second period, and an offshore ENE breeze at 6 mph. The energy is up (585) and the waves will have good shape. Afternoon gets a bit cross-on, so get out early.

Sunday, August 2nd, is a beauty. Morning has a light NNE cross-off, and the afternoon goes glassy with a west wind at 3 mph. The swell holds at 4ft with a 12-second period, and the energy is solid (566). Clean conditions all day.

Monday, August 3rd, is the first real highlight. Morning is absolute perfection: 4ft of WSW groundswell, 14-second period, and the wind is dead calm, glassy. The combined energy is strong (989). This is a proper session – long-period groundswell, so it’ll wrap in nicely here. The afternoon gets bumpy as the swell jumps to 6ft (1028 energy) with a cross-on wind, so be out early.

Tuesday, August 4th, is a wash with messy cross-shore winds and onshore slop in the afternoon. Not your day.

Wednesday, August 5th, the swell hits 10ft from the SW (14-second period), pushing massive energy (3192). The morning has a strong cross-off north wind at 16 mph, so it’s clean, but 10ft is expert-only. The afternoon gets choppy. Thursday, August 6th, is even bigger – 13ft to 15ft SW swell, with energy readings off the charts (6236 and 7932). That’s too big for this break. Friday, August 7th, it drops back to 10ft and the morning is glassy, no wind, clean. That’s an excellent window for experienced surfers only. Saturday, August 8th, the swell is 8ft, but the wind is messy.

The following week is a mixed bag. Sunday, August 9th, another 12ft pulse with strong SE winds, too big and too windy. Monday, August 10th, is a write-off with near-gale winds. Tuesday, August 11th, sees a return to glassy conditions in the morning, with a 4ft SSW swell (12 seconds) and moderate energy (686). That’s a small, clean, fun session. Wednesday, August 12th, has a nice offshore N-E wind, 5ft swell, clean. Thursday and Friday, August 13th and 14th, see 5ft to 6ft WSW swell, but the wind gets a bit cross or cross-on, so quality drops.

The last day, Saturday, August 15th, finishes strong with a 5ft W swell, an offshore ENE breeze at 9 mph, and clean conditions. The energy is moderate (617). A good way to end the run.

The standout sessions are the glassy Monday morning of August 3rd for the clean, long-period groundswell, and the glassy Friday morning of August 7th for the big, clean swell for experts. For the average surfer, the mornings of July 31st, August 1st, and August 2nd are all very solid, clean options.

Rusty.

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