Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period, WNW swell with 441 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 1.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Okay, let’s break this down. Honestly, from right now through the next week and a half there’s almost nothing worth paddling out for at Cap Frehel. This reef just isn’t getting the love it needs. You’re looking at a long stretch — from today all the way until the morning of Sunday, September 6th — with barely a wave you’d want to sit on.
Most days in that gap show swell heights well under a foot, sometimes just 0.3ft to 1ft, with short, weak periods. The wind is often acting up — cross, cross-off or cross-on, but rarely light and clean. The energy values are mostly low to moderate — nothing stirring the pot. It’s basically a flat spell.
The one window that actually matters is the morning of Sunday, September 6th. We get a clean 4ft WNW swell pushing in with an 11-second period, and combined energy at 311 — moderate. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSW. That means the surface on Cap Frehel reef (France) will be smooth, and the waves will have shape. That’s your session. You already know crowds are a given here — it’s always a busy spot — so get in early.
That afternoon stays clean but drops to around 3ft, and gets only a so-so rating. Still rideable, but smaller.
Then on Monday, September 7th, all hell breaks loose. The swell jumps to 8ft with a very long 20-second groundswell and energy reading at 4384 — that’s very strong. Problem is it’s getting smashed by 40 mph northwesterly winds straight onshore. The reef will turn into a washing machine. Only for experts, and even then it’s nasty. Might actually be better for a kite.
Tuesday the 8th still holds a 6ft swell at 14 seconds, but it’s cross-on and lumpy. Could have a few if you’re desperate, but not clean.
So basically: one real chance on the 6th, then it’s either too big, too windy, or both. That’s the reality of the area when the forecast goes quiet for so long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
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 kJ | 45 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 128 | 427 | 84 | 107 | 66 | 30 | 12 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:32AM7.63m | 6:49PM8.19m | 7:11AM8.34m | 7:25PM8.93m | 7:44AM9.03m | 7:58PM9.60m | 8:16AM9.64m | 8:29PM10.17m | 8:47AM10.14m | 9:00PM10.57m | 9:18AM10.46m | 9:32PM10.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:20PM0.70m | 3:38AM0.35m | 3:51PM0.52m | 4:09AM0.30m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | WNW 8 | WSW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | 9 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 11 | N 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SW 4 | — | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | SSW 4 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 5 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 45 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | 3 | 13 | 128 | 427 | 31 | 107 | 66 | 30 | 12 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 136 | 134 | 258 | 164 | 164 | 83 | 56 | 14 | 98 | 316 | 175 | 98 | 84 | 586 | 586 |
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