Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, WNW swell with 256 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period. 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 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
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. Looking at the next 16 days for Cap Frehel, it’s a pretty grim outlook. There’s a long stretch of poor surf conditions ahead, with no real standouts to get excited about.
The first proper surf window is a long way off, and for the first week and a half, it’s just a write-off. We’re looking at a gap of about 11 days with nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is small, the wind is onshore or cross-shore, and it’s just messy.
We finally get a tiny bit of hope on Sunday, September 20th in the morning. The water temperature is sitting at 68°, which is a whopping 5° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s a very unusual warm spell, so you’ll be comfortable in a shorty. The wind is light and coming from the east, giving us a clean, cross-offshore breeze at the reef. The swell is only 1 ft from the NW with a period of 10 seconds (moderate energy of 44). It’s small, and the wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It’s not going to be epic, but it’s the only morning in the whole 16 days where the wind is right and the conditions are clean. Crowds are always a factor here, so expect company for that tiny window.
The next day, Monday, September 21st morning, also has a clean breeze from the ENE, but with the same tiny 1 ft swell from the WNW. It’s rideable, but still very underwhelming.
Overall, the combined swell energy rarely gets above 100 (the highest we see is 256 on Sunday the 13th, but that’s blown out with onshore wind). For a reef break like Cap Frehel, exposed to the west, we need better swell direction and lighter winds. This is a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the wind doesn’t play ball. Forecasts can change, but for now, keep the board in the car and wait for a better day.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 124 | 73 | 30 | 17 | 36 | 166 | 74 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 83 | 256 | 86 | 86 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:57PM9.67m | 7:23AM9.79m | 7:40PM10.39m | 8:03AM10.38m | 8:19PM10.85m | 8:39AM10.72m | 8:55PM11.01m | 9:14AM10.79m | 9:30PM10.87m | 9:47AM10.58m | 10:03PM10.46m | 10:19AM10.13m | 10:35PM9.84m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM1.61m | 1:44AM0.86m | 2:02PM0.86m | 2:25AM0.25m | 2:41PM0.35m | 3:01AM-0.06m | 3:16PM0.13m | 3:35AM-0.07m | 3:49PM0.18m | 4:06AM0.21m | 4:20PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.69m | 4:50PM0.98m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 124 | 73 | 30 | 17 | 36 | 166 | 74 | 45 | 26 | 27 | 83 | — | 43 | 86 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 176 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 83 | 83 | 56 | 98 | 84 | 178 | 83 | 84 | 164 | 98 | 134 | 175 | 84 | 55 | 164 | 55 | 89 | 173 | 134 |
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