Carola Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you right off the bat. It’s a grim 16-day stretch, so don’t be making any special plans. We’re looking at Carola, a reef break that needs the right stuff to fire, and it’s just not getting it. The whole window is a write-off.

We start off on Saturday, 25 July, with clear skies but a stiff cross-off breeze from the SSE at 9 to 12 mph. The swell is basically non-existent with a combined energy of just (21), and while the water is about average for this time of year, you’re looking at a flat, clean ocean with no push. That’s Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th too – same story. A few tiny pulses of 0.7 ft swell from the NNW with a long period of 13 to 14 seconds, but it’s not enough to break over the reef. The energy is pitiful, sitting at (17) on Monday, and it’s just teasing us.

The rest of the month and into early August is a long, dusty gap. Tuesday, 28 July through to Friday, 31 July, we get a few mornings with a small 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft NW swell, but the energy is barely registering (5 to 19). The wind stays cross-off or cross from the SSE to S, and while the conditions are clean, there’s nothing to ride. It’s a flat spell that stretches all the way through the first week of August. Saturday, 1 August, and Sunday, 2 August, are completely flat with zero energy.

We finally see a little glimmer on Monday, 3 August, with a 1.0 ft NW swell at 12 seconds, giving us a combined energy of (21). The wind is light and cross-off from the SSE, so the surface will be glassy. But let’s be real – 1.0 ft over a reef is barely a ripple. It’s not surfable, just a pretty sight. After that, it’s back to the same old nothing for the rest of the week. Wednesday, 5 August, offers a tiny 0.7 ft WNW pulse, but the energy is only (11), and it’s gone by the afternoon.

The last few days of the forecast, from Friday, 7 August to Sunday, 9 August, are a sad end. A short-period, weak N swell of 0.7 ft to 1 ft with a period dropping from 9 seconds down to a choppy 6 seconds. The energy maxes out at a pathetic (24) on Saturday morning, 8 August. It’s weak, it’s short-period, and it’s a complete waste of time for a paddle surfer. The wind is a constant cross-off from the SSE, so the water is clean, but with no power and a beach-reef setup, this is honestly more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone with a shortboard. There’s simply no good surf on offer in this 16-day window. Forecasts can change, but right now, we’re in a drought.

Rusty.

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