Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, W swell with 541 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cap Frehel this week:
The surf forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Frehel in the next 16 days are 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what we’ve got for the Cap Frehel zone over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it’s a tough stretch ahead. The ocean is looking pretty flat and messy for most of the period, so don't get your hopes up for any hero sessions.
The water is currently a very warm 68°, which is a solid 4° above what we'd normally expect for this time of year. That’s noticeably warm for a Breton reef, so a shorty might be all you need, if you even bother paddling out.
For the next several days, from now through the early part of September, we’ve got tiny, weak swell with cross-shore or onshore winds. The combined wave energy is low, sitting between 23 and 96 (that's weak energy, folks). It’s pretty much a write-off for any proper surfing. You’ll see a tiny blip on Monday the 4th of September with a pulse of 5ft to 6ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 12 seconds giving it some punch (moderate wave energy of 616 to 743). But the wind is onshore and howling at 15 to 18 mph, so it’ll be blown out and lumpy. That’s a no-go for a paddle board, but that wind and punchy swell might make the area interesting for the kite crowd.
After that, it drops back to tiny, weak conditions all the way through the second week. There’s a brief moment on Sunday the 10th of September with a tiny 1ft from the WNW, but for the first time we see clean, offshore winds from the SE at 12 mph. That’s a beautiful combination if there were any swell to work with. But at that size, it's barely a ripple. It’s a real blue-baller.
Honestly, there are no standout sessions in this 16-day window. It’s a long, flat spell. For Cap Frehel, a reef that needs a solid W swell, this kind of run is pretty normal when the Atlantic goes quiet. Forecasts can change, but right now, save your wax.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 106 | 480 | 360 | 225 | 117 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 78 | 174 | 251 | 302 | 154 | 117 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:32PM10.76m | 9:50AM10.57m | 10:06PM10.72m | 10:25AM10.45m | 10:41PM10.41m | 11:01AM10.06m | 11:21PM9.85m | 11:42AM9.44m | 00:06AM9.06m | 12:32PM8.65m | 1:04AM8.16m | 1:41PM7.85m | 2:32AM7.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.52m | 4:09AM0.30m | 4:22PM0.54m | 4:40AM0.47m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:14AM0.86m | 5:30PM1.19m | 5:51AM1.44m | 6:12PM1.78m | 6:35AM2.16m | 7:04PM2.49m | 7:35AM2.91m | 8:19PM3.12m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | — | — | — | — | 117 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 78 | 174 | — | 302 | 154 | 117 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 106 | 480 | 360 | 225 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 251 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 585 | 176 | 176 | 84 | 83 | 14 | 83 | 98 | 586 | 84 | 98 | 173 | 14 | 98 | 175 | 134 | 134 | 173 | 5 |
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