Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period, NW swell with 27 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 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is a rough one to call. Honestly, looking at the forecast for Carola over the next couple of weeks, we’re staring at a long dry spell. The guidance tells me this is an advanced reef break, and it’s exposed north, but the swell just isn’t delivering.
For the first week, from Friday the 10th all the way through to Thursday the 17th, it’s a total bust. We’re looking at tiny, weak windswell – nothing above 1ft and energy levels barely registering. It’s mostly cross-shore wind and "poor surf conditions" across the board. That’s a solid 8-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.
Carola sits in a region where the water temp is running 79°F, which is a whopping 8°F warmer than average – that’s very unusual, almost like the ocean has the heater cranked. But warm water doesn’t make waves, and we just don’t have any.
There is a glimmer way out in the second week. On the afternoon of Friday the 24th of July, we finally see some life. A groundswell from the NW, 2ft with a long period of 15 seconds, pushing the combined energy up to a moderate 145. The wind turns clean with a cross-off breeze. That’s the standout, but it’s over a week away, so treat it as promising but not locked in. The next morning, Saturday the 25th, looks similar: 2ft from the NW with a 13-second period and even more energy at 176. Still clean wind. For a reef break like Carola, that long-period NW swell could produce some nice, lined-up waves, though at this size it’s really for the advanced crew only.
Between the 18th and the 23rd, there are a few days with tiny bumps and some clean wind windows, but the energy is too weak to get excited about. Honestly, unless that end-of-July window firms up, it’s a lean forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.69m | 11:29AM1.88m | 00:19AM1.79m | 12:32PM1.94m | 1:20AM1.91m | 1:31PM2.00m | 2:15AM2.03m | 2:26PM2.06m | 3:07AM2.12m | 3:18PM2.09m | 3:56AM2.18m | 4:07PM2.08m | 4:44AM2.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.43m | 5:12AM0.58m | 6:00PM0.34m | 6:23AM0.52m | 7:01PM0.24m | 7:27AM0.43m | 7:58PM0.13m | 8:25AM0.33m | 8:49PM0.05m | 9:17AM0.26m | 9:38PM0.01m | 10:08AM0.22m | 10:25PM0.02m | 10:56AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | 6:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 773 | 647 | 630 | 467 | 362 | 368 | 261 | 265 | 433 | 232 | 402 | 268 | 223 | 499 | 499 | 366 | 594 | 577 | 569 | 490 | 522 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | N 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | N 7 | SSW 12 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 11 | 123 | 5 | 25 | 154 | 188 | 74 | 67 | 45 | 189 | 57 | 38 | 111 | 91 | 4 | 222 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | N 7 | NW 14 | N 8 | NW 13 | SSW 21 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | NW 11 | SW 16 | N 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 10 | SSW 21 | N 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 242 | 157 | 59 | 152 | 111 | 111 | 78 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 34 | 4 | 44 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 151 | — | 143 | 117 | 94 | 76 | — | — | 70 | 70 | — | — | 52 | 63 | 31 | 61 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1250 | 988 | 976 | 976 | 3 | 976 | 94 | 3 | 976 | 1282 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 984 | 976 | 984 | 976 | 1250 | 3 | 976 |
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