Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period, N swell with 13 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carola this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Carola in the next 16 days are 0.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab your board and let's be real about the next couple of weeks. It's looking pretty bleak out there, but don't smash your stick just yet. There are a few faint pulses of life on the horizon.
The good news is the water is absolutely cooking, coming in at 78°F with a 9°F anomaly, which is way, way warmer than usual for this time of year at Carola. You won't need a thick suit, that's for sure.
For the first week, honestly, it's a flat spell. We're talking days of nothing but cross-offshore breeze and no real swell pushing in. The energy readings are mostly at zero, 0.6ft to 0.9ft dribbles at best. You’d be wasting your time staring at the ocean from the sand. The wind is light and clean for a lot of it, which is a tease, but with no swell, it means nothing. We start to see a slight hint of life from the 13th to the 17th, but the waves stay tiny, under 0.9ft. It’s just enough to keep your hopes up, but not enough to get wet over. Even with that bump around the 15th, where the period stretches to 12 seconds, the combined energy only gets to 17, which is super weak. It’s not worth paddling out.
The second week, from the 18th onward, continues the same story. There's a pulse from the north on the 19th with a 0.9ft wave and a 9-second period, but the energy is still minimal at 14. This spot is fairly consistent, so I wouldn't write it off completely, but the current forecast has nothing that would get a local's heart racing.
The biggest issue is that all this weak, short-period stuff is coming from the north, which isn't the ideal direction for Carola. It's a reef break that wants a north swell, but it just doesn't have any push. The forecasted conditions are all rated as poor. There is no standout day. I'd keep the board in the car and the wetsuit dry. It looks like a good time to get some other things done.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | N 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 18 | N 8 | N 7 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.62m | 9:58AM1.75m | 10:56PM1.66m | 11:15AM1.77m | 00:10AM1.76m | 12:25PM1.85m | 1:12AM1.90m | 1:25PM1.94m | 2:06AM2.04m | 2:18PM2.03m | 2:54AM2.15m | 3:07PM2.09m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.50m | 3:34AM0.65m | 4:30PM0.49m | 5:00AM0.65m | 5:47PM0.42m | 6:19AM0.56m | 6:53PM0.30m | 7:24AM0.44m | 7:49PM0.18m | 8:18AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.08m | 9:07AM0.21m | 9:23PM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 632 | 568 | 553 | 450 | 304 | 94 | 268 | 372 | 347 | 337 | 318 | 271 | 261 | 232 | 246 | 129 | 97 | 306 | 718 | 996 | 978 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 241 | 94 | 108 | 306 | 214 | 455 | 109 | 122 | 118 | 69 | 48 | 47 | 188 | 66 | 73 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 21 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 15 | N 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 10 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 127 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 65 | 79 | 109 | 4 | 43 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 92 | 69 | 80 | — | — | 94 | 113 | 197 | 234 | 228 | 291 | 203 | 210 | 192 | 195 | 158 | 135 | 222 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 94 | 3 | 1298 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 994 | 1009 | 1351 | 1017 | 1006 | 1306 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 |
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