Cap Frehel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what we’ve got brewing for Cap Frehel. It's a pretty quiet stretch, to be honest, so don't get your hopes up for much.

The whole 16-day window is a real grind. There's no proper run of surf at all. We’ve got a long gap from now, all the way through until mid-next week, where there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. Most of the data is filled with poor surf conditions with onshore or cross-onshore winds and weak, choppy energy. Just leave the board in the truck.

We finally see a tiny window for a surf on Monday, September 14th. The morning brings a glassy surface – dead calm wind – which is a huge positive. But the swell is tiny at 2ft from the WNW with a combined wave energy of only 54, so it’s real dribbly. Then the afternoon cleans up with a light cross-offshore ENE breeze at 9 mph. That’s clean but the swell drops even more to 1ft. Still, it’s about the closest we get to a start.

Then we skip to Friday, September 18th. The afternoon goes glassy again with a light easterly breeze. We see a 1ft WNW swell, but the period is a nice long 12 seconds. That’s a decent groundswell signal, but the combined energy is only 53, so it’s still just a trickle. It’s described as surfable but very ordinary.

The only thing that even looks like a mention for the second week is Thursday, September 24th morning. We get some glassy conditions with a 4ft swell, but the period is a short 5 seconds, meaning it’s weak and lumpy – energy is only 69. It’s surfable, but it’s nothing to get excited about.

And then on Friday, September 25th, we see a clean morning with a light offshore SSE wind at 6 mph. The swell is 4ft from the WNW with a 7-second period and energy of 113. Again, it’s surfable but very ordinary. The right ingredients just aren’t in the mix.

The honest truth? Cap Frehel is a reef break that needs a proper W swell and clean wind to show its teeth. We aren't getting that at all. The water temp is a notable 68°F, which is about 5°F above average, so it's much warmer than usual for this time of year. But a warm ocean doesn't mean good waves. This whole period is a blank run for a spot like this; it’s not that unusual around here. Forget the paddle board and maybe see if the kite is rigged because when it gets messy with a bit of size, that’s all it’s good for.

Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.

Rusty.

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