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 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 12PM.
| 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 folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight up about what's on the table for the next 16 days.
We’ve got one spot in the frame: Carola. It’s a reef break that needs a specific N to NW swell to really work, and honestly, looking at the whole run, the numbers are pretty flat. There are zero standouts here. The first few days throw up tiny little dribbles of swell—nothing over 1 ft—and every single one of them gets slapped with a "poor surf conditions" note.
For Wednesday July 29th and Thursday July 30th, we’re looking at waves barely 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft, with a period around 8 to 11 seconds. The combined energy is tiny, sitting at just 7 or 11 (weak energy). The wind is cross-off from the SSE, so the water will be clean, but there's just no push. That swell direction is coming from N or NW, which matches Carola’s optimum, but there's no height behind it.
After Friday July 31st, the swell completely shuts down for nearly a week. From Saturday August 1st through to Thursday August 7th morning, it’s dead flat. The combined energy is zero. It’s just a blank run. For an exposed reef like Carola that relies on consistent northerly pulses, this is a pretty normal quiet spell.
Things try to kick back to life from Friday afternoon August 7th, but we’re still talking micro-swell. You get a tiny 0.7 ft pulse with a short period of 7 seconds (energy of 4) on Friday afternoon, and then from Saturday August 8th through to Thursday August 13th, the swell trickles up to a maximum of 1 ft N or NNE swell with periods of 8-9 seconds. The combined energy finally climbs into the low 20s (weak energy) by the 11th and 12th, but it’s still not enough to call it a surfable wave. The winds stay clean and cross-off for most of it, which is a tease.
Truth is, for a surfer, there’s nothing to get excited about here. The water temperature is sitting at a very unusual 80°, a massive 10° warmer than normal for the time of year, but that’s the only notable thing. The best advice? Keep an eye on the charts, because in this area a flat spell like this can turn around, but for now, I’d be finding something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 8 | N 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | 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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 691 | 532 | 501 | 444 | 382 | 268 | 205 | 174 | 144 | 149 | 82 | 138 | 134 | 229 | 192 | 192 | 196 | 172 | 84 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 44 | 90 | 37 | 54 | 97 | 37 | 35 | 75 | 73 | 99 | 36 | 55 | 91 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 56 | 37 | 47 | 68 | 28 | 64 | 36 | 14 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 106 |
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 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 77 | 117 | 110 | 113 | 145 | 160 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 974 | 1250 | 94 | 94 | 1288 | 994 | 1009 | 1250 | 94 | 976 | 1235 | 94 | 988 | 94 | 976 | 976 | 1250 | 3 | 974 | 1301 |
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