Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period, NNE swell with 149 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Frehel in the next 16 days are 1.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rusty here, lookin' at the Cap Frehel forecast, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. This exposed reef break needs a good W swell and some love from the wind, and for the next sixteen days, it just ain't comin' together. We're lookin' at a long, quiet spell, so don't get your hopes up for any proper waves on offer.
The water temp's sittin' about average for this time of year, nothin' wild to report there.
We kick off Monday, the 6th of July, with tiny 1ft waves from the WNW and a period of 9 seconds. The energy's barely there (30), and it's 'poor surf conditions' right through. Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th are even smaller at 1ft, with a combined energy laughably low in the teens (13-22). A few of these mornings are glassy, but with no swell to push, it's flat as a pancake.
Thursday the 9th has a clean moment in the cross-off wind, but that 1ft swell from the NW (22) isn't gonna get you out of bed. Same story Friday the 10th – a little more energy (37-47) but the wind is messy. Saturday the 11th offers a clean offshore morning with a paltry 1ft, 8-second swell (14). It's basically a lake.
The swell tries to pick up a bit from Sunday the 12th, but the wind ruins it. We get a 2ft groundswell from the NNE with a shocking 5-second period in the morning, and by the afternoon it's a bumpy 5ft from the same direction. The combined energy (157) is middling, but with 25 mph cross-shore winds, it's a complete write-off.
The second week, from Monday the 13th to Sunday the 20th of July, is a sad story of poor surf conditions, messy cross-shore winds, and hopeless swell periods (4-7 seconds). The wave heights bump up to 6ft on the 13th (190 energy) but it's a 6-second churn from the NNE with 25 mph winds. On the 20th, we finally see a bit more energy (161-197) with 3-4ft waves from the WNW, but the period is only 8 seconds and the wind is cross-onshore and choppy. It's blown out and junk.
Bottom line: there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. It's a blank run for the region, and honestly, with this setup, it's more normal for this area to have these flat, wind-affected spells. Don't bother waxing up just yet, check back later.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 35 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 19 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:32PM9.20m | 11:57AM8.83m | 00:15AM8.94m | 12:44PM8.60m | 1:06AM8.63m | 1:41PM8.36m | 2:09AM8.34m | 2:49PM8.21m | 3:23AM8.23m | 4:04PM8.31m | 4:39AM8.41m | 5:14PM8.68m | 5:47AM8.85m | 6:16PM9.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:15AM1.74m | 6:30PM2.13m | 6:55AM1.94m | 7:14PM2.34m | 7:41AM2.17m | 8:05PM2.54m | 8:35AM2.40m | 9:07PM2.67m | 9:42AM2.55m | 10:23PM2.63m | 11:02AM2.48m | 11:46PM2.28m | 12:22PM2.12m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | 10:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 32 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 9 | N 4 | — | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | 32 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | W 12 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | N 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | N 2 | — | — | N 2 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 44 | 19 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 91 | 153 | 164 | 274 | 99 | 91 | 171 | 14 | 91 | 164 | 98 | 111 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 5 | 159 | 669 |
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