Cap Frehel Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.69° N 2.32° W

Cap Frehel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cap Frehel sea temperature is
20.0° C
2.0° 

Cap Frehel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cap Frehel surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8AM (Tue 18th Aug)3ft (0.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Alright, let’s get real about Cap Frehel. This is a reef setup that’s exposed to west swell, but I gotta be straight with you—there’s nothing worth paddling out for across this entire 16-day stretch. The forecast is a flat, blown-out mess for almost every session.

Starting from Tuesday, August 11th, right through the whole first week, we’ve got tiny swell—most of it around 0.7 ft to 1 ft, period all over the shop from 8 seconds up to 12 seconds, but it just doesn’t matter. The combined swell energy is weak, barely cracking two digits (18 to 45), and the wind is all wrong. Tuesday morning starts clean enough with a cross-off breeze, but the swell is just too small to surf. Every afternoon brings onshore junk, and Wednesday through Sunday is the same story: onshore winds, tiny waves, and poor conditions.

Saturday August 15th sees a little bump to 3 ft, but that’s a short-period wind swell at 5 seconds, with cross-onshore winds making it choppy and sloppy. By Monday August 17th, the swell drops to 0.3 ft. Honestly, this is more of a kite-surfing window than anything for a paddle surfer—the beach and reef combo with strong winds and lumpy chop is just not friendly to a surfboard.

There’s a brief moment on Friday August 21st morning where the score finally ticks up to a 1/10, with 2 ft from the NW, period only 5 seconds, but the wind is light cross-off and it’s clean. The comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” so yeah, you could get wet, but it’s not going to be memorable.

Then the second week gets ugly. Saturday August 22nd has winds up to 25 mph onshore, and by Monday August 24th we see the biggest swell of the whole period—4 ft from the WNW, 10-second period, and the combined wave energy jumps to 326—that’s moderate energy. But the wind is a near gale from the west at 31 mph, cross-onshore, and it’s blown out. That same day afternoon is similar. That’s expert-only if anyone’s silly enough to go out, but the conditions are just messy.

Tuesday August 25th still has some energy (119), but the wind is moderate cross-onshore and choppy. The rest of the week fades back to tiny, weak, and onshore.

Water temp is around 68°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only bright spot. Crowds at Cap Frehel are always present, but honestly, with this outlook, you won’t have to fight for anything.

Bottom line: there are zero standout sessions here. This is 16 days of no-go. That’s just how it goes sometimes in this area—when it’s flat, it’s flat. I’d save the wax and wait for a better window.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Monday
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Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.6
NE
4
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
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11
0.4
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0.3
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0.9
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1
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0.9
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5
0.4
WNW
7
0.6
NW
5
0.4
NW
7
0.5
N
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.1
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5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
14
12
10
19
14
40
33
18
17
35
50
36
19
17
14
7
6
4
60
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
E
30
NNE
20
W
15
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25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
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20
NNW
25
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25
NNW
10
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25
NNW
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Wind State
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cross-on
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High Tide
7:06PM9.67m
7:35AM9.75m
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
Low Tide
1:28PM1.69m
1:57AM0.96m
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
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9:31
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Temp °C
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32
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Feels °C
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Information about the Cap Frehel Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cap Frehel provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Cap Frehel can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cap Frehel surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cap Frehel) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cap Frehel may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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