Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, WNW swell with 508 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 1.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, let's switch to feet and miles per hour. Rusty here again, and the story for Cap Frehel is the same, just in different numbers.
We've got a rough start. From Thursday the 27th of August all the way through to the 9th of September, it's pretty much a write-off. That's a solid two-week stretch with nothing worthwhile. The water's warm at about 68°F, which is a notable 4°F warmer than average for this time of year (much warmer than normal). But again, that doesn't help the surf.
The only faint heartbeat comes on the morning of Thursday the 10th of September. The swell is barely over knee-high, around 2ft from the WNW, with a good 10-second period – that's proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is weak at 63. The wind is light offshore from the SSE, so it'll be clean and glassy. The notes say 'surfable waves but very ordinary conditions,' and that's about right. It's a session for the longboard and a lot of hope.
It drops off again right after. The 11th of September is back to tiny, onshore slop. No consistency, no power, just a long, quiet stretch for the area.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | SW 4 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 97 | 358 | 99 | 47 | 73 | 442 | 316 | 194 | 120 | 71 | 30 | 53 | 25 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:58PM9.60m | 8:16AM9.64m | 8:29PM10.17m | 8:47AM10.14m | 9:00PM10.57m | 9:18AM10.46m | 9:32PM10.76m | 9:50AM10.57m | 10:06PM10.72m | 10:25AM10.45m | 10:41PM10.41m | 11:01AM10.06m | 11:21PM9.85m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM1.60m | 2:37AM1.07m | 2:50PM1.07m | 3:08AM0.61m | 3:20PM0.70m | 3:38AM0.35m | 3:51PM0.52m | 4:09AM0.30m | 4:22PM0.54m | 4:40AM0.47m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:14AM0.86m | 5:30PM1.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 7 | — | — | 99 | 47 | — | — | — | 194 | 120 | 71 | 30 | 53 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | S 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | WNW 10 | SW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 97 | 358 | 3 | 13 | 73 | 442 | 316 | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 98 | 282 | 179 | 100 | 540 | 392 | 84 | 84 | 278 | 559 | 175 | 179 | 84 | 98 | 258 | 98 | 164 | 164 | 99 |
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