Cap Frehel Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.69° N 2.32° W

Cap Frehel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cap Frehel sea temperature is
20.1° C
2.3° 

Cap Frehel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Cap Frehel surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, NW swell with 27 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 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5PM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 5PM (Thu 6th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 6s

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 16-day window, it’s a pretty flat and frustrating stretch for Cap Frehel. The ocean’s just not cooperating. We’ve got a long, barren run ahead, and the first real sign of life doesn't show up until much later.

For the next week and a half, we're looking at tiny, weak surf. The energy is just pathetic, with combined swell energy readings mostly in the single digits or low teens, like 37 or 29 on Thursday, and dropping down to almost nothing by the weekend. We’re talking ankle-biters to maybe knee-high at best, and that's being generous. Winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up what little texture there is. It’ll be a tough slog just to get a crumb of a ride.

There’s a gap of several days here where it’s just not worth paddling out. We'll see a little bump on Sunday the 10th, but it's still weak at 2ft with an onshore wind, so it won't be pretty. The water temp on Thursday is sitting at 68°F, which is a solid 4°F warmer than usual for this time of year – that part is nice at least.

The real change, and I mean the only thing that gets my heart rate up, comes nearly two weeks out. Around the 20th and 21st of August, the energy finally starts to build. We see the combined swell energy jump from a lazy 150 to a solid 374 on the morning of the 20th, and it stays strong at 353 in the afternoon. The swell also pushes up into the 4 to 5ft range on the 20th and 21st. That’s a proper pulse of swell, with a period hitting 10 seconds on the 20th, coming from the WNW.

However, and this is a big however, the swell direction is from the WNW, which is not the optimum direction for Cap Frehel. It’s a reef break that prefers a west swell. This northwest angle might make it a bit more walled or sections could close out a little. Also, the winds are all over the place that week. We’ll see a morning on the 21st with a light offshore and a 5ft swell – that's your standout window. That’s the morning to be out there if you can wait that long. The conditions on the 20th are more challenging, with stronger cross-shore winds making it lumpy.

So, for the next 16 days, don't get your hopes up. It’s a waiting game. The call is to sit tight, watch the horizon, and mark your calendar for the morning of Thursday, the 21st of August. That’s the one that looks like it might actually deliver something worth getting wet for. It’s a long way off, so take it with a grain of salt, but it’s the only promising light at the end of this very flat tunnel.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
W
9
0.6
N
3
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.2
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
8
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
27
7
7
6
3
2
7
9
8
8
13
13
7
26
6
6
15
12
10
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
15
NE
10
ENE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
SW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
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cross
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on
on
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cross-on
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on
on
High Tide
1:01PM8.64m
1:30AM8.38m
2:08PM8.10m
2:49AM7.88m
3:35PM7.87m
4:21AM7.85m
5:01PM8.18m
5:40AM8.33m
6:10PM8.87m
6:43AM9.05m
7:06PM9.67m
7:35AM9.75m
7:54PM10.37m
Low Tide
7:28PM2.39m
7:57AM2.56m
8:32PM2.84m
9:12AM3.00m
10:03PM3.03m
10:52AM3.03m
11:46PM2.64m
12:24PM2.48m
1:02AM1.82m
1:28PM1.69m
1:57AM0.96m
2:18PM0.96m
2:43AM0.28m
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:39
9:37
9:37
9:35
9:34
9:31
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Temp °C
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18
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24
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Feels °C
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23
17
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20
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19
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Information about the Cap Frehel Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Cap Frehel provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Cap Frehel can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Cap Frehel surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Cap Frehel) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Cap Frehel may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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