Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NW swell with 133 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5PM. 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Cap Frehel are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy, or just plain poor conditions on the cards, so don’t be getting your hopes up for any decent waves. There’s a blank run right at the start through to around the 24th of July, with little to nothing worth chasing.
The first real kick of energy shows up on the 25th of July. We’ll see a pulse of swell build through the Saturday morning and into the afternoon, pushing up to about 5ft from the NW, with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy jumps from moderate (133) in the afternoon, but the wind is onshore and fresh from the NW at 16 mph, which will chop it up real bad. It’s a reef setup, so it’s exposed, but the wind is just going to ruin it for a paddle. That setup, with that much wind and swell, looks more like a kite-surfing show than a surf session.
The next window is a bit later, on the 29th of July. Wednesday morning sees a cleaner look with a cross-offshore breeze from the S at 9 mph, and a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW. It’s not much, but it’s clean. Then Wednesday afternoon, the 29th, could be the one standout. The wind drops to glassy, with a slight air from the N at 3 mph. The swell is only 1ft from the WNW at 7 seconds, and the energy is weak (22), but if you’re desperate for a tiny, clean wave on a reef, this is the best we’ve got. The water is running about 67°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.
Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st of July just get messy again with strong cross-shore winds and bigger, lumpy swell. The week after that, into August, fades out into tiny, wind-affected dribble. Honestly, the only moment worth even looking at is that glassy afternoon on the 29th of July.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNE 4 | W 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | W 12 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM10.21m | 11:30AM9.59m | 11:48PM9.58m | 12:13PM8.99m | 00:33AM8.84m | 1:00PM8.35m | 1:22AM8.09m | 1:54PM7.75m | 2:23AM7.45m | 3:01PM7.30m | 3:38AM7.08m | 4:17PM7.16m | 4:54AM7.08m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.80m | 5:48AM0.70m | 6:04PM1.28m | 6:28AM1.32m | 6:44PM1.88m | 7:07AM2.02m | 7:26PM2.51m | 7:48AM2.70m | 8:12PM3.10m | 8:37AM3.29m | 9:10PM3.56m | 9:42AM3.70m | 10:32PM3.75m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 4 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | NW 6 | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 2 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 690 | 706 | 174 | 670 | 504 | 470 | 289 | 289 | 176 | 164 | 272 | 524 | 586 | 459 | 171 | 171 | 426 | 526 | 611 | 740 |
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