Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period, NNW swell with 8 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carola this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Carola in the next 16 days are 0.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook for the coming weeks is a tough one. We're lookin' at a real flat spell for a while. The first proper chance of a wave doesn't even show up on the cards until the end of the month, and even then, it's nothin' to write home about.
So, the big picture is a whole lot of nothin'. From now until late August, expect a long stretch of minimal-to-no surf. The energy is just not there. We're talkin' days of flatness with just tiny, weak bumps that won't give you a ride.
Carola is the only break on the radar, and it's a reef setup for advanced crew only. At the start, we've got a solid gap of days with basically no surf. The first tiny pulse might show up on the morning of Friday the 21st of August with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the north. But it's only got an 8-second period, which is short-period windswell, and the combined energy is a measly 5 – that's weak, barely a ripple. Winds are cross-off from the SSE, so it'll be clean, but there's just not enough water moving to ride.
That pattern repeats: little spikes of 0.3ft to 0.7ft north swell with short periods and weak energy (1-5) through to the morning of Saturday the 29th of August. On that Saturday morning, energy bumps up a touch to 11, but still just 0.7ft at 8 seconds from the north. The wind is cross-off and light, making for clean conditions, but again, it's really only for the patient local who knows the reef channels.
Look, towards the very end, on the morning of the 1st of September, we see a 0.3ft swell from the northwest but with a much longer 13-second period. That's proper groundswell energy, but the wave state is just too small. The combined energy is only 6, so it's still weak. The wind is light and cross-off, so it'll be glassy, but you'd be fighting for a knee-high ripple.
Honestly, there isn't a single standout session in this entire 16-day window. It's a blank run, and for a break like Carola that's fairly consistent, this is a proper flat spell. Nothing here for beginners or even intermediates. For the advanced surfer, you might get a weird little clean slide if you're desperate, but don't expect a wave you can actually turn on.
That's the sad story. Keep your board on the rack.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | N 8 | SSE 10 | N 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | SW 19 |
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 kJ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.63m | 7:49AM1.69m | 8:32PM1.52m | 8:47AM1.58m | 9:46PM1.46m | 9:58AM1.52m | 11:05PM1.48m | 11:12AM1.53m | 00:11AM1.55m | 12:14PM1.59m | 1:01AM1.66m | 1:04PM1.68m | 1:41AM1.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.50m | 1:32AM0.64m | 2:14PM0.61m | 2:28AM0.78m | 3:20PM0.68m | 3:45AM0.86m | 4:39PM0.70m | 5:13AM0.86m | 5:52PM0.65m | 6:23AM0.79m | 6:46PM0.56m | 7:13AM0.68m | 7:29PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 114 | 575 | 37 | 588 | 463 | 334 | 260 | 254 | 151 | 149 | 330 | 213 | 176 | 125 | 208 | 255 | 178 | 142 | 102 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 7 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 49 | 48 | 104 | 208 | 217 | 208 | 236 | 184 | 223 | 99 | 323 | 295 | 390 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | N 8 | SW 21 | N 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 58 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 62 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 56 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 720 | 748 | — | 632 | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | 315 | 232 | — | — | — | 96 | 113 | 96 | 53 | 64 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1077 | 1293 | 3 | 976 | 1296 | 3 | 976 | 1290 | 3 | 94 | 1293 | 3 | 974 | 94 | 3 | 976 | 1306 | 995 | 1047 | 1281 | 976 |
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