Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period, WSW swell with 14 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 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) 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 1.6m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
Right off the bat, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this 16-day window is a tough one for Carola. The pattern is flat, and when I say flat, I mean it. There’s a big gap of nothing from the start all the way through to the early hours of Monday the 3rd of August. Even then, we’re only looking at tiny dribbles.
The first bit of hope comes Monday morning the 3rd. A small 1.0ft swell from the north, with a period of 9 seconds, pushing a combined energy of just 13. That’s weak. The wind is a cross-off from the SSE at 12 mph, which keeps the surface clean, but honestly, the wave size is barely enough to get a surfboard wet. It’s a pretty poor showing.
We see a few more of these little pulses through the week – 0.7ft to 1.0ft waves – but they’re all accompanied by that same “poor surf conditions” tag. The water temp is a staggering 80°, which is 10° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s weirdly hot, but it doesn’t make the waves any better.
The standout? There isn’t one. Not a single day in this 16-day stretch offers anything worth paddling out for. The swell energy never cracks three digits, and the biggest wave we see is a tiny 1.0ft. Even the wind, which is mostly cross-off or clean, can’t save this.
If you’re desperate, the morning of Monday the 3rd of August is the least bad option, with that 1.0ft north swell and clean surface. But that’s a scrape-the-barrel kind of call. For a reef break like Carola that needs a proper north swell to fire, this is a total bust. The forecast is reliable for the first week, and it’s just not happening.
Hang in there – it tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, leave the boards in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 9 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.90m | 4:57AM2.02m | 5:08PM1.88m | 5:32AM2.01m | 5:46PM1.84m | 6:09AM1.98m | 6:29PM1.78m | 6:52AM1.92m | 7:20PM1.71m | 7:42AM1.85m | 8:22PM1.64m | 8:45AM1.79m | 9:36PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.25m | 11:08AM0.35m | 11:15PM0.28m | 11:45AM0.35m | 11:52PM0.33m | 12:25PM0.37m | 00:32AM0.40m | 1:11PM0.42m | 1:20AM0.49m | 2:06PM0.46m | 2:19AM0.59m | 3:13PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 149 | 84 | 84 | 136 | 103 | 74 | 99 | 226 | 206 | 89 | 106 | 297 | 257 | 215 | 212 | 119 | 683 | 632 | 711 | 682 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | N 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 99 | 41 | 35 | 64 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 44 | 46 | 71 | 66 | 66 | 162 | 312 | 487 | 94 | 75 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 9 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 47 | 68 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 84 | 68 | 39 | 144 | 142 | 57 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 173 | 214 | 302 | 266 | 221 | 221 | 221 | — | — | 206 | 201 | 192 | 157 | 157 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 1015 | 976 | 1250 | 976 | 976 | 1300 | 976 | 976 | 1244 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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