Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period, NNE swell with 300 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW 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 Friday (Jul 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. 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 2.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Cap Frehel over the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you, this stretch is looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a solid run of small, messy surf and poor conditions that runs right through most of the forecast period. The first real recommendation doesn't come up for quite a while, so we’re looking at a long gap of flat, choppy days for the most part.
Through the first week, the swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft from the WNW, but the wind is all wrong. It’s cross-onshore from the north or northeast pretty much the whole time, making it lumpy and uninviting. The combined energy is weak, barely registering above 40. There’s a brief moment on the morning of Friday the 10th where it turns cross-offshore and clean, but the swell is still pitiful at about 1ft. Not worth paddling out for.
Come Saturday the 11th, the swell tries to push up a bit, hitting about 3ft in the morning and then about 6ft by the afternoon from the NNE, but the period is a pathetic 4 to 5 seconds—just short-period wind slop. The wind is howling cross-shore, too, with speeds up to 22 mph making it a messy, choppy mess. For a reef break like this, short-period, weak swell is a real letdown. With the size getting over 5ft for the afternoon, it’d be too much for beginners, but the quality is so poor it’s not even that appealing for intermediates.
The only possible standout, and I mean that loosely, is towards the very end of the period. On Sunday the 19th, the afternoon goes glassy—wind drops to just 3 mph from the south, absolutely flat calm. The swell, however, is only about 0.7ft from the WNW. You might get a tiny, clean little wave, but it’s more of a chance to sit on the board and enjoy the stillness than anything resembling a proper surf. The water is sitting at a relatively warm 65°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, almost a notch above average.
Honestly, this reef doesn’t get a single session worth getting excited about. The combined swell energy never breaks into the moderate range for the whole period. For the most part, the coast is seeing cross-onshore wind and tiny, weak swell, which suits kite gear way better than a surfboard.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
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 kJ | 6 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 128 | 84 | 101 | 300 | 189 | 120 | 178 | 94 | 35 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 6:47AM9.39m | 7:12PM9.85m | 7:41AM9.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:29PM1.56m | 2:01AM0.99m | 2:25PM1.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | 10:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 33 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 37 | 44 | 128 | 84 | 101 | 300 | 189 | 120 | 178 | 94 | 35 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 99 | 159 | 173 | 91 | 55 | 56 | 83 | 91 | 56 | 62 | 137 | 160 | 175 | 227 | 589 | 278 | 197 | 180 | 134 | 180 |
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