Lake Ferry Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, it’s Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Lake Ferry is a bit of a mixed bag, with a lot of rough weather to work through before we get a couple of real windows to enjoy. The lake is a sandbar setup, and it’s exposed to the south swell, so when the wind gets nasty, it gets *really* nasty.

The water is sitting at 52° right now, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want the thickest wetsuit you’ve got.

We start off Tuesday the 7th with a bit of swell, 5ft from the SSW, but with a cross-breeze and a messy energy reading of 747, it’s marginal at best. The wind stays on it through Wednesday and Thursday, with the swell building to a massive 15ft on Thursday morning. That’s all blown out, chunky, and useless for a paddle. The energy is through the roof (4532 on Thursday morning), but it’s a total mess.

Friday the 10th is still onshore and messy, with a dropping swell around 7ft. Still no good.

Finally, Saturday the 11th brings a ray of hope. The morning is still a bit cross-on with 4ft SSW swell, but the afternoon turns glassy. The swell drops to 3ft, but the period jumps to a very long 17 seconds, with a combined energy of 604. That’s a clean, glassy groundswell window. This is the standout of the whole run. It’s a proper river/reef setup, so that long period will wrap in nicely. The glassy conditions will make it perfect.

Sunday the 12th follows up with clean conditions. The wind goes light offshore from the NNE, with a 3ft SSW swell at 14 seconds. Again, clean and surfable, but the energy is a bit lower at 432.

Monday the 13th has a gentle offshore but the swell drops to 2ft, and the energy is weak at 86. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it.

Then we hit a dead zone. From Tuesday the 14th right through to Saturday the 19th, the swell is tiny, the wind is all over the place, or the swell is too big and blown out. On the 18th, we see a 21ft SSW swell with a massive energy of 11847, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy – that’s a kite-surfing setup, not a paddle one.

The next real chance comes on Monday the 20th. The wind is offshore from the NE, clean, and the swell is 7ft from the S at 9 seconds. The energy is solid at 1118. This is for experienced surfers only – that swell is over 5ft, so it’s not for beginners. It’s a great session for the crew who know what they’re doing.

Tuesday the 21st has a smaller, cleaner 3ft from the S, but the energy is dropping to 223. It’s a fun, mellow option.

So, the best on offer is the glassy Saturday afternoon the 11th, with the long period groundswell, and then the clean, expert-level Monday the 20th. The rest is a whole lot of wind and waiting.

Rusty.

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