Ekas-Inside Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at what’s on the cards for Ekas-Inside over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the water temp here is sitting at 82°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year – nothing unusual there.

The first proper window of surfable waves kicks off on the morning of Sunday the 12th. We’ve got a drop in the wind to a light breeze, and the swell is a clean 3ft from the SW with a 13-second period. The energy is moderate (676), and honestly, this is the pick of the early run. It’s a beginner-friendly reef, and the cross-off wind will keep it tidy. It won’t be huge, but it’ll be fun for a paddle.

The rest of the first week is a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest. The swell gets a bit more grunt mid-week, especially on the morning of Tuesday the 14th, with a 6ft SSW swell (17-second period, 2324 energy) and again on Wednesday the 15th (7ft, 16-second, 2600 energy). That’s a decent amount of power, but the wind is a moderate to fresh breeze from the SE, creating that cross-off texture. It’s not glassy, so the waves will be a bit lumpy, but the long period (over 15 seconds) means there’ll be some proper groundswell lines wrapping in. For a reef, that’s a good thing. It’s a bit too meaty for beginners though.

The standout of the whole outlook, and I mean the real standout, is the morning of Monday the 20th. That’s a full 10 days away, so keep an eye on it, but the numbers are mouth-watering. We’re looking at an 8ft SSW swell with a 17-second period, and the combined energy is a meaty 3580. That’s a big, powerful groundswell. The wind is a moderate breeze from the SE, cross-off again. This is expert territory. That size and period on a reef like Ekas-Inside will produce some serious, grinding walls. The rip will be pulling, and the paddling will be a mission, but the reward for the crew who are ready will be some of the best waves of the month.

After that, the swell hangs around the 5ft to 7ft range through the 21st and 22nd, but the wind stays on it. The final week dips a bit, with a shift to a shorter period, crumbly SE swell from the 23rd onward, which doesn’t offer much.

So, to sum it up: the morning of the 12th is your easy, fun session. The 14th and 15th have some grunt but are a bit wind-affected. The absolute standout, the one to circle on your calendar, is the morning of Monday the 20th. Big, powerful, and for experts only. Don’t sleep on that one.

Rusty.

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