Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period, NNW swell with 21 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 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 12AM. 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 (Sep 13) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 15th Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here.
Look, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim. We’re staring down a long stretch of flat or junk. There’s genuinely nothing worth paddling out for right now. From the start of the outlook on Saturday the 12th right through to the end on Sunday the 27th, every single session at Carola is labelled as "poor surf conditions." The swell energy is barely registering, most days sitting at single-digit numbers or even zero – that’s weak energy (0 to 18). The waves we do get are tiny, ankle-to-knee high at best, and the wind is never truly favourable; it’s mostly a moderate cross-off or cross breeze that’ll chop things up.
Let’s break it down. On Saturday the 12th, there’s a whisper of a 1ft groundswell from the NW with an 11-second period. That’s a long-period swell, so it could hold a bit of shape on a reef like Carola, but at that height and with a SSE wind at 12 mph, it’s just not going to do anything. The combined wave energy is only 18. The water temp anomaly isn’t listed, so no standout news there.
Through the rest of September and into late September, it’s a dead zone. From Sunday the 13th all the way to Sunday the 27th, the swell height either stays under 0.7ft or flatlines to zero. The period drops off too, mostly under 10 seconds, which is just windswell junk. Some mornings are clean but with nothing to ride. The wind is always cross or cross-off from the S or SSE, never swinging properly offshore from the east. Carola needs a north swell to really work, and we just aren’t getting it. It’s an exposed reef that’s fairly consistent normally, but when it’s this flat, it’s a total bust.
For the kite surfers out there? On days like Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th, when there’s a moderate cross-shore breeze and a cross-chop, you might get a session in, but for us paddle surfers, it’s a waste of time.
Bottom line: this is a proper blank run. Nothing to chase. Sometimes a spot like Carola just goes quiet for a while. Forecasts can always change, but right now, I’d be polishing the board and waiting.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:13AM2.20m | 3:31PM2.10m | 3:51AM2.19m | 4:10PM2.07m | 4:26AM2.13m | 4:47PM2.00m | 5:01AM2.04m | 5:25PM1.89m | 5:36AM1.91m | 6:04PM1.77m | 6:14AM1.78m | 6:49PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.09m | 9:29AM0.11m | 9:42PM0.10m | 10:07AM0.11m | 10:19PM0.16m | 10:43AM0.16m | 10:54PM0.27m | 11:18AM0.25m | 11:30PM0.40m | 11:55AM0.36m | 00:07AM0.54m | 12:34PM0.49m | 00:49AM0.68m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSE 8 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 216 | 136 | 132 | 72 | 69 | 246 | 375 | 510 | 687 | 192 | 729 | 185 | 476 | 469 | 384 | 140 | 122 | 245 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 208 | 66 | 67 | 183 | 175 | 67 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 653 | 181 | 496 | 160 | 83 | 75 | 253 | 249 | 137 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 14 | N 6 | N 8 | NNW 15 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 24 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 54 | 5 | 5 | 116 | 153 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 262 | 313 | 313 | 338 | 338 | 306 | 268 | 228 | — | — | — | — | 144 | 144 | — | — | 125 | 115 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 984 | 1296 | 94 | 94 | 1288 | 94 | 94 | 1306 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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