Eerste Steen Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right. Rusty here. Look, I’ll level with you. The first couple of days are a no-go – Wednesday morning is a dud. We’re looking at a real mixed bag over this 16-day stretch, but there are a couple of mornings that are worth getting excited about.

We start proper on Thursday, September 3rd. Thursday morning is clean. Eerste Steen is seeing a 6ft WSW swell, period at 13 seconds – that’s some proper groundswell with decent energy (1114 in the water). The wind is a light SE cross-off, 6 mph, which will leave the faces looking like glass. This is a solid intermediate option. The water is sitting at 55°, which is *much* colder than normal for this time of year (a -5° anomaly), so you’ll want the thick suit.

Friday the 4th is a no-go. The wind is howling, even if it is cross-off. Saturday the 5th is marginal, with a dropping, short-period swell. You’re better off waiting.

Then we get the standout of the entire outlook. Sunday morning, September 6th. This is the one. Eerste Steen has a 6ft SW swell, but the period is an incredible 18 seconds. That’s very long-period groundswell, packed with energy (2215). For a beach break, a period that long can make things a bit too straight and difficult, but here, with the right sandbank, it’s going to produce some beautiful, lined-up walls. The wind is light and easterly at 6 mph – dead offshore. It’s going to be clean as a whistle. This is excellent surf for experienced surfers. Get on it.

Sunday afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-on shore. Monday the 7th is average. Tuesday the 8th is small and fading. The 9th is a write-off.

Keep an eye on Thursday morning, September 10th. A 5ft WSW swell at 11 seconds, with the wind swinging light SE cross-off at 6 mph again. Clean conditions and a solid, workable wave.

Friday morning, September 11th is a similar story: a 5ft WSW at 12 seconds with that same light SE wind. Clean again.

After that, the second week gets pretty bleak. There’s a lot of wind from the wrong directions and onshore slop. The swell sticks around but the quality drops right off. A few marginal windows on the 14th morning and 17th morning, but nothing that screams “go.” The energy levels are there, but the wind isn’t cooperating. For a fairly consistent spot like this, it’s a frustrating run of afternoons getting chewed up.

Don’t waste your time on the windy days; the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on those afternoon sessions.

The real tip is clear: Sunday the 6th is the morning. Be there.

- Rusty

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