Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, WNW swell with 288 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 1.3m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Let’s talk Cap Frehel. Honestly, it’s pretty grim out there for the next 16 days. This reef break is exposed to the west, but the swell and wind are just not cooperating.
Water temp is 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – over three degrees above average – so at least it’s not cold if you do go in.
For the first week and a half, don’t bother. Swell is tiny – 0.7ft to 3ft – with short periods. The wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore, coming from the NW, W, or N, creating chop. Combined swell energy is weak, staying below 100 (like 34, 15, 27). Around August 20th, there’s a bump to 4ft from the WNW with a 9-second period and energy jumps to 245. But that’s still blown out by onshore winds. Not worth it.
From August 23rd the wind turns cross-off from the ENE, making things clean, but the swell crashes to 0.3ft to 0.7ft. Energy drops to single digits (2-8). Clean but dead flat. Kite surfers might like it, but not for a paddle surfer.
The one tiny glimmer is the morning of August 28th. You’ve got a 2ft swell from the WNW with a 9-second period. Wind is light cross-off from the ESE, so conditions should be clean. Energy is low at 47, but it’s ridable. The report says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” That’s your best shot. It’s not a standout, just the least-bad option. Crowds? Not an issue with waves this small.
Bottom line: one single morning two weeks out might be worth a look for a tiny, clean wave. The rest is a write-off.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 125 | 245 | 244 | 247 | 103 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:35PM10.47m | 10:55AM9.98m | 11:11PM9.82m | 11:30AM9.34m | 11:47PM9.03m | 12:07PM8.60m | 00:26AM8.17m | 12:48PM7.81m | 1:13AM7.34m | 1:44PM7.07m | 2:30AM6.66m | 3:25PM6.65m | 4:23AM6.54m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.51m | 5:13AM0.56m | 5:27PM1.01m | 5:46AM1.22m | 6:01PM1.66m | 6:18AM1.98m | 6:35PM2.38m | 6:53AM2.75m | 7:15PM3.11m | 7:36AM3.46m | 8:08PM3.75m | 8:40AM4.03m | 9:36PM4.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 49 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | N 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 37 | 49 | 125 | 245 | 244 | 247 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 134 | 250 | 176 | 98 | 164 | 522 | 867 | 173 | 783 | 98 | 471 | 179 | 134 | 161 | 179 | 134 | 134 | 258 | 137 |
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