Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, NNE swell with 235 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. 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 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
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Alright, grab a coffee and listen up, this is Rusty.
To be straight with you from the get-go, we’ve got a pretty grim run of swell ahead for Cap Frehel. The data shows a solid 16-day window, but there’s nothing here that’s going to get the heart pumping. We’re looking at a long gap of flat, weak, and messy conditions. The first few days are tiny, with the swell barely cracking 1ft, and the energy is basically non-existent with combined energy values sitting in the low teens and twenties. It’s a real bummer. The water is running about 66°F and is much warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s small comfort when there’s nothing to ride.
The only real hint of something happening is a bump of windswell that shows up around July 11th. It picks up to 4ft on Saturday afternoon, but it’s a short-period 4-second windswell from the NNE, and the wind is blowing a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore, making it a lumpy, choppy mess. The energy is still weak, only hitting 59. The following couple of days, July 12th and 13th, the swell gets a bit bigger, up to 5ft, but the period stays short at 5 seconds, and the wind is howling onshore at 28 mph. The combined energy does climb into the low hundreds (117 and 110), but with the wind and the cross-chop, it’s going to be a washing machine. Honestly, with that much wind and a beach setup, you’d be better off with a kite than a paddle board.
There’s a little more size later in the outlook, around July 19th, with a 5ft northwest swell showing up, but the period is still a short 6 seconds, and it’s all onshore winds from the NNW. The combined energy gets to 150, the highest we’ll see, but it’s not going to be clean. It’s a strong, lumpy, onshore mess. The whole 16 days is a write-off for decent surf. The break is a reef, and it needs a clean, long-period west swell, but we’re not getting any of that. There’s just nothing to recommend here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 46 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 87 | 79 | 109 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:57AM8.83m | 00:15AM8.94m | 12:44PM8.60m | 1:06AM8.63m | 1:41PM8.36m | 2:09AM8.34m | 2:49PM8.21m | 3:23AM8.23m | 4:04PM8.31m | 4:39AM8.41m | 5:14PM8.68m | 5:47AM8.85m | 6:16PM9.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM2.13m | 6:55AM1.94m | 7:14PM2.34m | 7:41AM2.17m | 8:05PM2.54m | 8:35AM2.40m | 9:07PM2.67m | 9:42AM2.55m | 10:23PM2.63m | 11:02AM2.48m | 11:46PM2.28m | 12:22PM2.12m | 1:00AM1.67m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WNW 9 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 9 | ENE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | — | — | N 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NE 5 | — | NNE 3 | SE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 46 | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 87 | 79 | 109 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 164 | 56 | 164 | 274 | 99 | 91 | 56 | 14 | 62 | 164 | 14 | 83 | 55 | 98 | 83 | 89 | 136 | 167 | 164 | 277 |
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