Lake Ferry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right away, this stretch is all about Lake Ferry. It’s a sandbar set-up that needs a solid south swell to get pumping, and looking at the next couple of weeks, we’ve got a real mix of waiting, a big pulse, and then some messy drop-offs.

The first few days are pretty flat, with small, weak swell and nothing worth paddling out for. Come Thursday the 19th, there’s a short-period south swell that jumps up to 6ft, but the wind is on it and the period is way too short, so it’s going to be a mess. We’ve got a moderate energy level in the water (508), but honestly, it’s a skunk.

The real standout is Monday the 21st. There’s a solid 6ft south swell with a long 15-second period rolling in, and the wind is clean and cross-offshore. The combined energy is strong at 1409. This is the best looking day of the whole run—proper groundswell with some push, and Lake Ferry (Lake Ferry) should have some proper walls. It’s an advanced spot, so you need to know what you're doing, but for those guys, this is the one to circle. Keep in mind, a 15-second period can make it a bit walled at a sandbar, but the power will be there.

After that, the swell drops back out, but things get interesting again later in the week. Tuesday the 24th brings another solid S swell with a 12-second period, and the morning is looking clean with light cross-offshore winds. It’s a bit bigger, 8ft, and the energy is strong (2774), but it bumps up against the “too big for beginners” mark, and it’s pushing more towards expert territory.

Then we hit a wild card. The 23rd sees a massive swell jump, but it’s got a strong onshore wind and the period is all over the place. It’s a no-go for surfing—honestly, with that kind of size and wind, Lake Ferry is going to be a washing machine. That looks more like a kite-surfing day if anything.

The last few days of the month are tricky. There’s still a decent SSW swell running, with moderate to strong energy, but the winds are up and the conditions are marginal. Some of it is clean, like Friday morning the 27th with 8ft, but the period is short and it’s lumpy. It’s not the clean, lined-up swell we saw earlier, so you’re going to be fighting it.

Overall, the one true standout is Monday the 21st. Get on it early, and you’ll be rewarded. The 24th is a close second, but it’s more for the experienced crew. The rest is either too small, too messy, or too wild to get excited about.

Rusty.

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