Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period, NNE swell with 261 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 2.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) 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 1.4m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jul 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s break down the same outlook for Cap Frehel, but in feet and miles per hour.
Plain and simple, the next 16 days look dead. The water is 67°F, which is running much warmer than usual for the season, so that’s a silver lining. But the surf? Not much.
The first few days are a total loss. Sunday the 12th has a 4ft swell from the NE with a short 5-second period, and a 16 mph cross-shore wind messing it up. By the afternoon, the wind cranks to 31 mph, and the wave energy is still weak. Monday the 13th is a little better in the morning with a 3ft NNE swell and a clean cross-off wind at 22 mph, but the energy is tiny (66), so it’s barely a ripple.
From Tuesday the 14th onward, the swell drops to knee-high or less. Heights stay below 2ft, with periods bouncing between very short (3-5 seconds) and occasionally longer (10-12 seconds), but there’s no power behind them. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, or just too strong. There’s a moment on Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd with a clean cross-off breeze from the ENE, but the swell is a joke – 0.3ft to 0.7ft from the WNW with a 10-second period. The energy is in the single digits. You’d be floating.
There is no standout session here. The reef at Cap Frehel needs a decent groundswell from the west, but the swell direction is all over the place and the wind is rarely cooperating. It’s a long, flat stretch. This kind of blank run happens in this area from time to time. Forecasts can always shift, but right now, it’s not worth wetting a wetsuit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | W 12 | N 5 | NW 10 | W 10 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 8 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 128 | 195 | 62 | 122 | 115 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 10:47AM10.06m | 11:05PM10.21m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:08AM0.24m | 5:24PM0.80m | ||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | W 13 | NNE 5 | W 11 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 6 | — | N 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | W 12 | — | NW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | — | N 5 | E 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 57 | 128 | 195 | 62 | 122 | 115 | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 420 | 512 | 197 | 279 | 197 | 171 | 279 | 276 | 122 | 289 | 137 | 136 | 285 | 136 | 556 | 799 | 137 | 228 | 669 | 388 |
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