Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 12 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NW swell with 91 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cap Frehel this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Frehel in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this outlook for Cap Frehel is a tough one. We're looking at a long 16-day window, and honestly, there's nothing to get excited about. The whole period is a write-off for any kind of decent surf. The first few days are a total flat spell, with tiny, weak waves and messy onshore winds. It stays like that for a long stretch.
The first real glimmer of something comes up on Thursday the 20th. We've got a touch more size, around 4 ft, coming from the NW, but it's still onshore and the energy is moderate at best (197). It's still not surfable. The setup is poor, and the winds are spoiling it. Even by the 21st, when we get a clean cross-offshore breeze, the swell is dropping away fast. This is a reef break, so we need a solid swell with the right direction to get it working, and we just aren't getting that.
For the rest of the forecast, it's more of the same – small, weak, and messy. There's a bit of a bump in size around the 25th, but again, the wind is onshore and the swell period is short, making for weak, choppy conditions. The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's the only highlight.
Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The break is consistently poor, and the forecast shows no sign of a proper swell window opening up. It's a blank run for the area. Sometimes it just goes like that. Keep your eye on the charts, but for now, I'd find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
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 kJ | 10 | 20 | 14 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 70 | 46 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 72 | 79 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:54PM10.37m | 8:20AM10.30m | 8:38PM10.85m | 9:02AM10.62m | 9:19PM11.03m | 9:41AM10.66m | 9:58PM10.90m | 10:19AM10.44m | 10:35PM10.47m | 10:55AM9.98m | 11:11PM9.82m | 11:30AM9.34m | 11:47PM9.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:43AM0.28m | 3:01PM0.43m | 3:25AM-0.11m | 3:41PM0.18m | 4:03AM-0.18m | 4:18PM0.21m | 4:39AM0.07m | 4:53PM0.51m | 5:13AM0.56m | 5:27PM1.01m | 5:46AM1.22m | 6:01PM1.66m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NE 4 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | NW 5 | W 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 30 | — | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 41 | 48 | 70 | 46 | 10 | — | 14 | 10 | 72 | 79 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 95 | 56 | 116 | 98 | 134 | 179 | 134 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 177 | 134 | 183 | 355 | 586 | 584 | 134 | 179 | 99 |
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