Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period, NNE swell with 249 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE 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 13) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 8s. 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 1.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) 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 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here, looking at the charts for Cap Frehel... and honestly, it’s a tough stretch to be a surfer in this part of the world right now. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off, so I gotta be straight with you—there’s no real standouts, no days to circle on the calendar. It’s a long, flat, and messy gap from start to finish.
Right from Saturday the 11th, we’ve got a tiny bit of swell, but a messy cross-shore wind and a short, weak period of 4 seconds. The energy is feeble (34), and the water is sitting at a very unusual 67°F, which is much warmer than normal for July. That’s about the only interesting thing here, and it doesn’t help the waves one bit.
Through the weekend and into the start of the next week, the wind just won’t line up. We see some cleaner moments on Monday morning, July 13th, with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is a pathetic 3ft from the NNE with a period of only 5 seconds (moderate energy at 55). It’s not going to wrap in properly on this exposed reef.
After that, the trough really sets in. From Tuesday the 14th all the way through to Sunday the 26th of July, the swell heights barely tickle 3ft, and most days it’s under 2ft. The wind is either onshore, cross-onshore, or just not favorable. There are a few moments of clean conditions—like early on the 14th with light winds and a cross-offshore breeze—but the swell is nearly non-existent at 0.3ft. The energy readings are in the single digits most days. Honestly, the whole setup is better suited for a kite than a surfboard on the windy, choppy afternoons, especially with the near-gale gusts on the 12th and 13th.
There’s a tiny flicker of hope on Tuesday the 21st with a 3ft swell from the north and moderate energy (83), but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. A couple of days later, on the 24th, the period stretches to 9 seconds from the WNW, but the swell is only 0.7ft and the wind is lumpy. Then the very end, on Sunday the 26th, we finally get a glassy-clean morning with a light south wind and cross-offshore breeze, but again, it’s a 2ft, weak, short-period swell (energy 11).
I call it like I see it: this is one of those blank runs where the forecast just doesn’t offer anything for a paddle surfer. It’s not normal for the area to be this flat for this long, but here we are. Forecasts can change, but right now, leave the board in the bag.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | W 12 | N 5 | N 4 | W 10 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 108 | 66 | 40 | 109 | 133 | 53 | 132 | 82 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 9:37PM10.82m | 10:03AM10.35m | 10:21PM10.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 4:25AM0.02m | 4:43PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:06 |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | NNE 5 | W 11 | N 4 | N 3 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | N 8 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | N 6 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 108 | 66 | 40 | 109 | 133 | 53 | 132 | 82 | — | 8 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 159 | 167 | 174 | 279 | 14 | 197 | 586 | 629 | 171 | 180 | 281 | 276 | 276 | 164 | 289 | 164 | 125 | 209 | 556 | 599 |
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