Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 21 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, NW swell with 71 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW 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 Monday (Jul 27) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s. 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 0.9m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore 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 24) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the Cap Frehel area.
To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim. We're staring down the barrel of a long, flat spell with hardly anything to get excited about. The first bit of surf that's even worth paddling out for isn't until Monday the 27th of July, so we've got a week of small, choppy, and mostly blown-out conditions to sit through. The water temp is a very warm 67°F, which is over two degrees warmer than usual for this time of year, so that's a bit of a treat, but it won't help the waves.
The only real stand-out, and I'm using that term loosely, is the Monday morning session on the 27th of July. We've got a weak, 1ft swell from the WNW, with a period of 9 seconds. The combined wave energy is a measly 62 (weak). The wind is light from the ENE, coming cross-offshore, which is gonna keep the surface glassy and clean. It's not going to be big, but it'll be the most surfable wave we'll see in this whole outlook. The break itself is a reef, so it'll handle that small swell okay, and with the clean conditions, you might snag a few little peelers. Just know that Cap Frehel is always crowded, so you'll have company.
After that, the rest of the run is a write-off. The wind swings onshore and picks up for the afternoons, and the swell stays tiny. We get a few more clean mornings on the 28th and 29th of July, but the swell drops to 1ft or less, with energy dropping to 31 and then 11 (weak). It's barely worth waxing the board for.
So, there you have it. One small window of clean, knee-high potential on the 27th, and then a whole lot of nothing. That's the reality for Cap Frehel right now. It's a blank run, which happens here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 3 | W 9 | NNE 3 | N 4 | W 8 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
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 kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 57 | 61 | 31 | 52 | 42 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:00PM8.35m | 1:22AM8.09m | 1:54PM7.75m | 2:23AM7.45m | 3:01PM7.30m | 3:38AM7.08m | 4:17PM7.16m | 4:54AM7.08m | 5:25PM7.35m | 5:56AM7.37m | 6:20PM7.76m | 6:46AM7.82m | 7:05PM8.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM2.51m | 7:48AM2.70m | 8:12PM3.10m | 8:37AM3.29m | 9:10PM3.56m | 9:42AM3.70m | 10:32PM3.75m | 11:13AM3.76m | 00:04AM3.53m | 12:33PM3.42m | 1:07AM3.03m | 1:26PM2.89m | 1:51AM2.45m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | 9:53 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | N 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 31 | 52 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 53 | 63 | 57 | — | 31 | 25 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 585 | 471 | 174 | 599 | 471 | 174 | 289 | 471 | 588 | 620 | 419 | 667 | 667 | 617 | 592 | 968 | 134 | 14 | 108 | 14 |
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