Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 13 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 14 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period, WNW swell with 545 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 14 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW 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 (Sep 14) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Frehel in the next 16 days are 1.3m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 14th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the menu for Cap Frehel over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta say, this is a tough one. We’ve got a long, dry stretch ahead. The forecast shows virtually no rideable waves for the entire 16-day outlook. From now through the end of the period, nearly every session is flagged as poor surf conditions. The water temp is sitting at 67° with an anomaly of 5°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year – nice for a swim, but it won’t help the waves.
The first real whisper of anything comes on Monday morning the 14th. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the WNW with a 10-second period, and the wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s the best wind you can get, so it’d be clean as a whistle, but the wave energy is only 54 – that’s weak. It’s surfable, but very ordinary. You’d need a longboard and a whole lot of patience.
Then it’s right back to the doldrums. Tuesday the 15th through to Saturday the 20th is a write-off with strong onshore and cross-onshore winds and messy, choppy conditions. Wednesday the 16th afternoon sees a jump in energy to 315 (moderate) with a 4 ft swell from the NW, but that’s coupled with a 16 mph onshore wind and a short, nasty 5-second period. Not worth paddling out for.
Sunday the 20th morning gives us a tiny glimmer: clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze from the S, and that 3 ft WNW swell has a decent 10-second period and 130 energy. It’s clean, but still small. Still, this is the only time the wind plays nice with us.
After that, it’s another long gap. From Monday the 21st all the way until the 28th, it’s mostly tiny swells (1 ft to 3 ft) with strong winds, short periods, and consistent “poor surf conditions” labels. The only real standout in the entire window is that Monday morning the 14th glassy session, but it’s barely a ripple.
Honestly, if you’re dead set on getting wet, the cleanest window is that Sunday morning the 20th. But truth be told, with this much wind and weak swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
A hard truth, but that’s the forecast. Stay tuned, things can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 143 | 97 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 46 | 133 | 85 | 315 | 305 | 88 | 163 | 293 | 346 | 545 | 117 | 113 | 88 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:14AM10.79m | 9:30PM10.87m | 9:47AM10.58m | 10:03PM10.46m | 10:19AM10.13m | 10:35PM9.84m | 10:51AM9.50m | 11:07PM9.08m | 11:23AM8.74m | 11:40PM8.23m | 11:57AM7.92m | 00:19AM7.37m | 12:42PM7.10m | 1:21AM6.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:49PM0.18m | 4:06AM0.21m | 4:20PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.69m | 4:50PM0.98m | 5:05AM1.33m | 5:20PM1.62m | 5:35AM2.05m | 5:52PM2.34m | 6:08AM2.81m | 6:30PM3.10m | 6:50AM3.54m | 7:25PM3.80m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 143 | 97 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 69 | 106 | 113 | 31 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 37 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | W 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | W 7 | — | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 46 | 133 | 85 | 315 | 305 | 31 | 163 | 293 | 346 | 545 | 117 | — | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 164 | 84 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 136 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 303 | 134 | 134 | 303 | 303 | 362 | 175 | 84 |
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