Surf Forecasts:
Carola surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period, NW swell with 53 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Carola this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Carola in the next 16 days are 0.3m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Carola over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming up.
Honestly, the pickings are slim for the next couple of weeks. We're looking at a long stretch of tiny or flat conditions, with no real standouts to get excited about. The first hint of anything rideable doesn't even show up until Friday the 17th, and even then it's small.
The water temperature at Carola is sitting at 79°F right now. That's a whopping 8°F warmer than usual for this time of year, which is very unusual. You’ll be surfing in a bath.
Friday morning the 17th sees a tiny 1ft NNE swell with a period of 8 seconds, so it's weak and short-period. The wind is cross-off from the south at 12 mph, so the surface will be clean, but the wave energy is low (21). It's really not worth paddling out for. The afternoon gets even smaller and cross-shore.
Saturday the 18th is flat. Sunday the 19th has a little pulse in the morning – 1ft NNE swell at 9 seconds – but again, cross winds and weak energy (25). The rest of that week is more of the same: tiny bumps, mostly cross winds, and very low energy. Monday morning the 21st is clean with a cross-off wind, but the swell is only 0.7ft from the north. That's barely a ripple.
Things look a little different on Tuesday the 28th. A long-period groundswell from the NW rolls in, 1.0ft at 12 seconds. That's a proper swell period, but the height is still tiny. The energy bumps up to 23, and the wind is cross-off from the SSE, so it will be clean. For a reef break like Carola, that long period at this size won't give you much push, but those lines will be clean. Wednesday the 29th has the same NW groundswell fading, even smaller.
After that, it's back to flat with no recommendations through the end of the month and into August. It's a long blank run, and with Carola being fairly consistent normally, this is a quiet spell. Nothing here for beginners or experts – the swell never gets over 2ft the whole time. Honestly, with these tiny swells and clean but light winds, if you're desperate, this setup looks more interesting for a kite than a paddle surf. But there's no proper surf on offer.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | N 10 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 9 | S 12 | SW 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SW 12 | NW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 26 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.04m | 5:30AM2.15m | 5:45PM1.95m | 6:16AM2.08m | 6:34PM1.85m | 7:03AM1.97m | 7:26PM1.73m | 7:52AM1.86m | 8:22PM1.63m | 8:44AM1.75m | 9:25PM1.55m | 9:41AM1.67m | 10:33PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.08m | 11:44AM0.26m | 11:56PM0.18m | 12:32PM0.33m | 00:42AM0.31m | 1:21PM0.41m | 1:30AM0.46m | 2:14PM0.50m | 2:22AM0.60m | 3:12PM0.57m | 3:22AM0.71m | 4:17PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | S 8 |
| kJ | 499 | 379 | 289 | 236 | 427 | 295 | 290 | 400 | 289 | 198 | 158 | 149 | 147 | 114 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 371 | 563 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SW 26 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 11 | 79 | 106 | 148 | 192 | 206 | 248 | 305 | 203 | 212 | 171 | 83 | 36 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 171 | 59 | 52 | 589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 10 | NNE 9 | N 8 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | SW 15 | NW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 93 | 166 | 152 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 28 | 33 | 78 | 28 | 22 | 124 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 54 | 64 | 64 | 54 | 71 | 62 | 64 | — | — | — | 30 | 38 | 55 | 71 | 106 | 124 | 141 | 198 | 209 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1250 | 1015 | 976 | 1247 | 979 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 984 | 94 | 984 | 94 | 1261 | 971 | 94 | 1235 | 94 |
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