Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 30 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, NW swell with 31 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carola this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Carola in the next 16 days are 0.4m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Carola.
Honestly, mate, I’m lookin’ at a long stretch of pretty flat water. The next week and a half is a real struggle for anyone wanting to get wet. We’ve got a few tiny pulses but nothing that’s gonna get your heart racing. The first real sign of life is on Thursday, July 30th, with a tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft swell from the NW, with a period of 11 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, but with that kind of size, it’s barely a ripple. The combined energy is a weak 5 to 11 (5-11). The wind is a cross-offshore from the SSE at 12 mph, which will keep the surface clean, but there’s just not enough water moving to push a longboard around.
Friday the 31st is more of the same: 1ft of NW swell, period 11 seconds, energy sitting at 19 (19). Wind picks up to 16 mph from the SSE, still cross-off, so it’s clean but tiny. Saturday and Sunday (1st and 2nd) go completely flat – zero energy, no swell at all. That’s a two-day gap with nothing to surf.
Come Monday the 3rd, we get a weak 0.7ft from the WSW with a 12-second period, but the energy is only 14 (14). That’s followed by a 0.7ft from the N with a short 8-second period in the afternoon. Tuesday the 4th through Thursday the 6th is a flat spell again. Just nothing.
A slight pulse shows up on Friday, August 7th – 0.7ft from the N, 8-second period, energy 5 (5). Still tiny. By Saturday the 8th, there’s a 1ft N swell with 8-second period, energy 12 (12). The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but this is barely knee-high. The rest of the window into the second week is a whole lot of the same: tiny 0.7ft to 1ft swells, mostly from the N or NNE, with periods between 8 and 9 seconds. The strongest energy we see is on the very last day, Friday, August 14th, with 1ft from the NNE at 9 seconds and energy of 26 (26). That’s the best of a bad lot, but it’s still a long way from a proper surf.
There is no standout here. The entire 16-day window is a flat, energy-starved period. The break Carola is a reef setup, and it’s exposed to the north, but the swell just isn’t delivering. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there. This is a tough stretch – if you’re desperate, you might get a tiny knee-high wave on the 14th, but otherwise, it’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | N 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.91m | 3:21PM1.87m | 3:52AM1.97m | 3:56PM1.89m | 4:24AM2.00m | 4:32PM1.90m | 4:57AM2.02m | 5:08PM1.88m | 5:32AM2.01m | 5:46PM1.84m | 6:09AM1.98m | 6:29PM1.78m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.29m | 9:27AM0.46m | 9:38PM0.26m | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:10PM0.24m | 10:34AM0.37m | 10:42PM0.25m | 11:08AM0.35m | 11:15PM0.28m | 11:45AM0.35m | 11:52PM0.33m | 12:25PM0.37m | 00:32AM0.40m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 532 | 501 | 444 | 382 | 268 | 205 | 174 | 144 | 149 | 82 | 138 | 134 | 197 | 73 | 192 | 201 | 176 | 89 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 90 | 109 | 54 | 97 | 68 | 35 | 75 | 36 | 99 | 36 | 44 | 77 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | N 8 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 53 | 11 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 80 | 103 | 110 | 113 | 168 | 202 | 221 | — | 192 | — | — | — | 172 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 988 | 1002 | 1250 | 94 | 94 | 1250 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 979 | 976 | 1250 | 976 | 976 | 1291 | 976 |
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