Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, NNE swell with 227 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same stretch but in feet and miles per hour, the way some of us still think.
Cap Frehel is looking at a pretty dry spell. For the first ten days, from Friday 10 July through Monday 20 July, there’s just nothing worth suiting up for. The swell is small—running from about 0.3 ft up to 6 ft—but the wind is either too strong or from the wrong angle. Most of the combined energy numbers are under 100, which is weak, and the wave comments all say “poor surf conditions.” The water temp anomaly? Not given, so I can’t say if it’s warm or cold for the time of year.
Friday 10 July morning has a 1 ft WNW swell with 15 mph cross-off wind, but it’s a 9-second period—that’s okay, but the wave quality is poor. The Sunday 12 July afternoon bumps up to 5 ft from the NNE, but with a 6-second period and 28 mph cross-wind, it’s messy. The Monday 13 July afternoon hits 6 ft from the NNE and a combined energy of 222 (moderate), but again, 6-second period and a fresh cross-shore. Not the kind of waves that make you drive across town.
Then we get a little glimmer. On Tuesday 21 July morning—that’s over a week away—the wind drops to glassy out of the NE at just 3 mph. The swell is 2 ft from the WNW with an 8-second period, and the combined energy is 89 (weak, but the best of the lot). The wave comment improves to “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,” and it’s the only session that scores anything above zero. That’s your best shot. Cap Frehel is a reef break, fairly consistent, and exposed to W swell. With the glassy conditions, you might get some clean little runners. Just know the crowds can be heavy here—always a possibility.
After that, from Wednesday 22 July to Saturday 25 July, it’s back to small stuff—1 ft to 2 ft from the NW, with onshore or cross-onshore winds and poor conditions.
So, yeah. If you’re itching to paddle out, circle Tuesday 21 July on your calendar. The rest is a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | W 12 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | NE 3 | N 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 |
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 kJ | 32 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 99 | 57 | 45 | 160 | 150 | 69 | 222 | 120 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 27 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 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 | 8:03PM10.38m | 8:31AM10.27m | 8:51PM10.72m | 9:18AM10.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:53AM0.42m | 3:14PM0.61m | 3:41AM0.08m | 4:00PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | 10:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | NE 4 | W 11 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | N 5 | E 3 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 4 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | NE 3 | — | WSW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 16 | 29 | 27 | 99 | 57 | 45 | 160 | 150 | 69 | 222 | 120 | — | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | — | 29 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 55 | 91 | 137 | 159 | 276 | 276 | 279 | 279 | 197 | 635 | 134 | 137 | 279 | 174 | 164 | 222 | 128 | 490 | 274 |
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