Lake Ferry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about the surf at Lake Ferry (sandbar).

The 16-day outlook is a bit of a mixed bag with a clear standout. Water temp is sitting at 52°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing crazy there.

The first couple of days are a write-off. Saturday afternoon is a complete mess with a 13ft SSW swell, a strong 16 mph onshore wind, and a massive wave energy value of 4563. It's just heavy, blown-out junk. That's a hard pass.

Sunday, August 2nd, is where it starts to get interesting. The morning session is the real highlight of the whole period. Swell has dropped to 7ft from the south, with an 11-second period, and the wind is a light 6 mph cross-off from the NNW. That's clean, lined-up, and powerful. The wave energy is still a solid 1433. This is ideal for experienced surfers – the size is serious enough to have some punch but not out of control. The afternoon is smaller at 4ft but still clean and very rideable.

Monday and Tuesday morning see cleaner conditions with waist-to-chest high waves, but the wind stays on it for Tuesday afternoon. Then Wednesday, August 5th, has a real problem: a 10ft swell from the south with a 12-second period, and wave energy is a huge 2791. The wind is favorable, but that's just too much juice for this sandbar setup. It'll be a washing machine.

Thursday, August 6th, is a good reset. The morning is clean with 6ft south swell and light winds. A solid, fun, clean day.

Now, the absolute top pick for the whole forecast is Friday, August 7th. The afternoon session is prime. You've got an 8ft south swell with a very long 15-second period, combined with a light 3 mph cross-off breeze. The wave energy is pumping at 3292. That's proper groundswell, long lines, and plenty of power. For a sandbar, that long period can make it a bit tricky to find the peak, but when you do, it'll be a dream. The morning is also excellent with a 7ft, 16-second period swell and offshore winds. Glassy, clean, and powerful.

Saturday, August 8th, is also a beauty. The morning is glassy – zero wind, 7ft south swell, and a wave energy of 1139. That's a clean, user-friendly morning. The afternoon stays glassy with smaller 6ft surf.

The second week sees the swell drop off significantly. Sunday, August 9th, has some clean, small leftovers with glassy conditions, but it's more of a longboard or grovel session. From Monday, August 10th onwards, the wave heights drop below 3ft and the energy falls away to under 300. There's a brief, small spike on the morning of Sunday, August 16th with 5ft swell from the SSW, but it's a short-period, weak windswell, so it won't have much shape.

All in all, the best windows are Sunday morning, August 2nd, and the standout is Friday afternoon, August 7th. Don't sleep on Saturday morning, August 8th either.

Rusty.

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