Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, WNW swell with 361 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. 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 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for this stretch of coast.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one to write. For the next couple of weeks, we’re looking at a pretty grim run of surf. The wave energy is almost non-existent for days on end, with those combined energy readings barely hitting double digits, like 5, 6, 26 – that's just a flat lake. The wind is howling out of the east and northeast, mostly in the 18 to 28 mph range, which is just shredding any hope of a clean wave. It's a lot of cross-offshore wind, but with zero swell to work with, it doesn't matter.
We finally get a pulse of energy around Saturday the 29th of August. A short-period, 6-second swell from the WNW pushes in, bringing the wave height to 6 ft. The combined energy jumps to 200, so there's some grunt behind it, but that wind is a disaster. It's howling onshore from the W at 22 mph, making for a lumpy, messy mess. This is a classic case of the setup looking way more interesting for a kite surfer than for a paddle surfer. The waves are there, but the quality is just poor.
The next day, Sunday the 30th, the swell drops back to 3 ft, and the wind finally eases. By Sunday afternoon, we get a light breeze from the SSE, which is cross-offshore. The sea goes clean, but the swell is tiny and weak, with a combined energy of just 47. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You’d be scratching for a knee-high roller.
The only other flicker of hope comes way out on Monday the 7th of September. A longer-period, 11-second swell from the WNW rolls in, with a clean 1 ft wave. The wind is light and cross-offshore from the SSW. The combined energy is 70, so it’s got a bit more push than the tiny stuff earlier. It’s still not big, but that’s the cleanest the ocean will look in this whole 16-day window. Don't get your hopes up too high, though – it's a long way off and things can change.
Honestly, the best advice I can give you is to keep the board in the car and stay ready. With this forecast, you’re not missing much. The swell is too inconsistent, and the wind is just cruel.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 4 | W 10 | W 10 | NE 5 | W 9 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 |
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 kJ | 5 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 56 | 29 | 144 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM6.54m | 5:04PM6.86m | 5:41AM6.98m | 6:06PM7.46m | 6:32AM7.63m | 6:49PM8.19m | 7:11AM8.34m | 7:25PM8.93m | 7:44AM9.03m | 7:58PM9.60m | 8:16AM9.64m | 8:29PM10.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM4.14m | 10:32AM4.20m | 11:43PM3.89m | 12:16PM3.71m | 00:50AM3.19m | 1:07PM2.98m | 1:31AM2.42m | 1:45PM2.25m | 2:06AM1.69m | 2:18PM1.60m | 2:37AM1.07m | 2:50PM1.07m | 3:08AM0.61m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 9:12 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 56 | 29 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | N 8 | W 9 | NW 11 | — | N 6 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 11 | W 7 | — | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 24 | 80 | 51 | 30 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 174 | 137 | 276 | 272 | 620 | 14 | 83 | 179 | 98 | 164 | 153 | 382 | 261 | 414 | 121 | 278 | 240 | 482 |
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