Carola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here with a look at the next couple of weeks. Let’s get straight into it.

First off, I gotta be honest – this is a tough stretch for Carola. We’re looking at a real flat spell opening up the forecast, with zero surf on offer for the first few days. It’s a bit of a quiet start, so don’t even bother waxing up. That initial gap stretches from now through to the end of the week.

The first real glimmer of anything rideable shows up on Thursday September 17, but it’s a paltry 0.7 ft swell from the north with an 8-second period. The wind is a cross-offshore in the morning, which keeps it clean, but the combined energy is barely a whisper at just (5). Honestly, it’s more of a ‘get the wetsuit on just to paddle’ kind of day. Don’t get your hopes up.

Things stay pretty flat and uninspiring through that whole first week and into the next. We do see the combined energy nudge up a bit on Sunday the 20th (7) and Monday the 21st (9), but we’re still talking ankle-biters with that same tiny 0.7 ft northwest swell. The wind stays clean in the mornings, which is about the only positive.

Now, looking further out, Saturday September 26 shows a little more life. We finally see a tiny bump in size to 2 ft from the northwest, and the combined energy climbs to a moderate (40). Still small, but it’s something. The wind stays light and cross-shore, so the surface will be a bit bumpy rather than glassy.

But the one to keep an eye on, though it’s a long way off and not certain, is Wednesday September 23. A 3 ft southerly swell rolls in with a period of only 4 seconds – that’s windswell, short and crumbly. The combined energy hits (30) which is the most we see in the whole window, but the wind is a cross-shore on the afternoon. It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the best of a very flat run for Carola.

Overall, this isn’t a time for big expectations. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. For the experts out there, well, there's nothing for you here in this period – it never gets over 8 ft. It’s a frustrating outlook, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change, so keep checking back.

Rusty.

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