Carola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. The surf is flat. Proper flat. For the next couple of weeks, we’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for most of the period. You’re gonna have to be patient if you’re hanging out at Carola.

The water is running warm, about 78°, which is a solid 8° above the usual for this time of year. That’s seriously warm, so even with the lack of waves, it’ll feel like a bath out there.

The first few days are a write-off. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th, you’re looking at tiny dribbles around 0.3ft to 0.7ft from the north. The wind is cross and cross-off, which keeps things clean, but there’s just no power. The combined energy is weak, single digits, and the period is short. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th are a little better, with wave heights still only at 0.7ft to 1ft. The swell direction is from the north, and we get a bit more energy in the water on Tuesday morning, but it’s still weak. The cross-off wind keeps it glassy, which is nice, but it’s not breaking with any kind of push. It’s a beginners-only kind of day, and even then, it’s a struggle.

Then we hit a proper dead zone. From Wednesday the 19th through to Sunday the 23rd, the swell charts are basically blank. There’s nothing on offer. Maybe a tiny blip of 0.3ft, but mostly nothing. That’s a solid chunk of flatness, so don’t even bother checking the cam.

We get a pulse of small, weak swell starting Monday the 24th. It’s north-west in direction, about 1ft, with a period of 9 seconds. The energy is still low, but it’s something. The wind is light and gentle, which keeps the surface clean. You might find a knee-high wave if you’re desperate. That continues through Tuesday the 25th, but it’s still not enough to get excited about.

The end of the window is the only time things look like they might half-deliver. On Friday the 28th, we see a bit of a bump. Swell height gets to 1ft from the north-west, with a period of 11 seconds. The energy climbs, which is still weak, but it’s the most we’ve seen all fortnight. The wind is light offshore/cross-off, so it should be clean. This is your best bet, but it’s still just a small, weak wave. Then on Sunday the 30th, another similar pulse, 1ft from the north-west with a 12-second period. Same story: clean but small.

So, in a nutshell, this is a blank period. The standouts, if you can call them that, are the mornings of Friday the 28th and Sunday the 30th. Even then, we’re only talking about waist-high waves at best. The rest is a flat, glassy ocean. If you’re a kite surfer, the light winds might not be enough for you either, but the lack of waves won't be the problem. It’s just one of those quiet spells that happens. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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