Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 8 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, NW swell with 34 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 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 12PM. 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 16s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Well, I’ve had a proper look at the charts for the next couple of weeks, and I’m sorry to say it’s grim. Dead flat. There’s no sugar-coating it. We’re looking at a solid 16-day stretch with absolutely nothing worth paddling out for. The first hint of any energy doesn't even register until Friday the 4th of September, and even then it’s just a tiny blip of 0.3ft.
The one spot we’ve got to watch is Carola. It’s a reef break on the North coast, exposed to the N, which is the optimum direction. It does break fairly consistently, but for the entire outlook period, there’s no swell to fire it up. The wind is mostly a cross-off from the SSE, which at times is a moderate breeze, but with no waves, it’s just a waste of a good breeze. The water temperature is a very unusual 78°, a whopping 8° warmer than normal for this time of year, so it’s like bathwater, but you wouldn't know it because there’s no surf.
Even the longer-range looks empty. We see a few days around the 8th to the 10th of September where the combined swell energy creeps up a little, peaking at 39 on Thursday the 10th, but that’s still considered weak, and with a tiny 1ft straight out of the NW, that's not going to do anything for a north-facing reef. The period hits 12 seconds, which is a little more organised, but the size is just pathetic. The same story repeats around the 13th with a minor 0.7ft from the WNW. No standouts, no hope, just flatness. If you’re a kitesurfer, strong cross-off winds might give you a run, but for a paddle surfer, stay home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 11 | SW 16 | NW 11 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.86m | 6:22AM1.94m | 6:56PM1.76m | 7:15AM1.82m | 8:01PM1.66m | 8:24AM1.71m | 9:23PM1.61m | 9:49AM1.65m | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:13AM1.70m | 00:05AM1.79m | 12:23PM1.80m | 1:03AM1.93m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56AM0.27m | 00:09AM0.39m | 12:43PM0.36m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:39PM0.46m | 2:03AM0.63m | 2:52PM0.54m | 3:29AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.54m | 5:04AM0.67m | 5:41PM0.46m | 6:21AM0.54m | 6:45PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 276 | 273 | 686 | 1282 | 1663 | 1438 | 1552 | 1284 | 1045 | 928 | 742 | 663 | 532 | 400 | 336 | 241 | 220 | 430 | 739 | 219 | 489 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 11 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 7 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 137 | 272 | 105 | 76 | 22 | 24 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 97 | 183 | 34 | 381 | 271 | 144 | 33 | 261 | 375 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 231 | 109 | 88 | 25 | — | 35 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 211 | 33 | 34 | 25 | 97 | 183 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 68 | 63 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 47 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 164 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 1250 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 976 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 94 | 976 | 3 | 94 | 1250 | 94 |
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