Carola
Surf spot · Ecuador
Is it worth the trip?
47Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Thu 5: 3 ft swell at 12 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 334kJ
- Wind
- SSW 14 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 403kJ
- Wind
- SSW 13 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 57 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 293kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 35 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 158kJ
- Wind
- S 7 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 129kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 48 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 218kJ
- Wind
- SSE 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 235kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 265, good
- Tue 333, poor
- Wed 444, poor
- Thu 557, fair
- Fri 635, too small
- Sat 729, too small
- Sun 848, fair
- Mon 954, fair
- Tue 1038, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–14 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Carola does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 65, good | 4 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 489kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 33, poor | 4 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 14 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 44, poor | 4 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 403kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 57, fair | 3 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 35, too small | 3 ft10 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | offshorewind from the south, 7 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, too small | 2 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 129kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 48, fair | 3 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 218kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 54, fair | 3 ft12 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 235kJ | offshorewind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 38, too small | 3 ft9 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 143kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 03:02 −0.6 mHigh 09:07 +0.6 mLow 15:24 −0.7 mHigh 21:58 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:22 −0.6 mHigh 10:28 +0.5 mLow 16:41 −0.7 mHigh 23:11 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 05:36 −0.6 mHigh 11:45 +0.6 mLow 17:52 −0.7 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
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About Carola
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (308°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (128°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–14 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 18). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 27°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, 1.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Where to stay: Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
about 5 min by car · 50 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Puerto Baquerizo Moreno its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.