Cap Frehel Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.69° N 2.32° W

Cap Frehel Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 1 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cap Frehel sea temperature is
20.1°C
2.5° 

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 29 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, WNW swell with 653 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 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 8PM (Sat 29th Aug)6ft (1.8m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Right, well… I’m not gonna lie to you. The outlook for the Cap Frehel area over the next 16 days is about as exciting as watching paint dry in a parking lot. There are no good surf options on offer at all through this whole period. I’ve looked hard at Cap Frehel reef, and honestly, every single session has been marked as poor surf conditions, which means there’s nothing I can recommend for a paddle out.

The story here is a frustrating one. We start off on Saturday, 29 August, with a tiny 1 ft swell from the WNW at a short 7 seconds, but a fresh 22 mph SW cross-wind has it looking lumpy and cross-chop. It’s just not worth it. That afternoon the wind jumps to 28 mph from the west – strong cross-onshore and messy – with only a weak 5 ft windswell. The combined energy is a feeble 19 (weak). The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 68°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – more than 5° above average.

Sunday 30 August stays poor. A 3 ft swell, but again cross-winds from the SW at 19 mph. There’s a moderate wave energy reading of 101 but it’s accompanied by fresh cross-shore wind and lumpy conditions. Monday 31 August brings a slightly bigger 5 ft swell from the WNW with a 10-second period and combined energy of 425 (moderate), but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-onshore in the morning, turning to a fresh 19 mph offshore NW in the afternoon. That NW offshore wind is a positive, but the break quality is still rated poor – likely due to the strong wind or swell direction not matching up.

Tuesday 1 September sees the swell drop right back to tiny 2 ft, and even though the wind is a lighter 6 mph from the WSW, it’s cross-onshore. Thursday 3 September has a 4 ft swell with moderate energy (157), but again cross-onshore wind kills it.

From there it’s a long, blank stretch. There’s a tiny 0.7 ft swell on Thursday 10 September with a light cross-offshore breeze from the SSW which is clean, but the swell is just too small to surf. That’s as close as we get to anything rideable, and it’s nothing. By Friday 11 September, we’ve got a 1 ft groundswell with a 11-second period, but strong 22 mph cross-onshore winds ruin it again.

What this means is a dead run. There’s a gap of several days with no surf recommendations right from the start, and it doesn’t really change. Cap Frehel is listed as fairly consistent, which makes this blank spell a bit of a fluke for the area, but it’s what we’ve got. With consistent surf being the norm here, this kind of flat stretch is unusual and forecasts can change, but for now, there’s nothing to get excited about for paddle surfing. If you’ve got a kite, the stronger wind days like Saturday 29 August afternoon (28 mph onshore) or Friday 11 September (22-25 mph onshore) could be more interesting, but for a traditional surfer, sit this one out.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
1.5
W
5
1.4
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
1.4
W
5
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
97
348
94
44
89
425
302
168
78
45
30
26
23
168
157
105
36
84
72
124
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
45
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
N
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WNW
35
NW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
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on
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cross-on
cross-on
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cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
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cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM10.14m
9:00PM10.57m
9:18AM10.46m
9:32PM10.76m
9:50AM10.57m
10:06PM10.72m
10:25AM10.45m
10:41PM10.41m
11:01AM10.06m
11:21PM9.85m
11:42AM9.44m
00:06AM9.06m
12:32PM8.65m
1:04AM8.16m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.70m
3:38AM0.35m
3:51PM0.52m
4:09AM0.30m
4:22PM0.54m
4:40AM0.47m
4:55PM0.77m
5:14AM0.86m
5:30PM1.19m
5:51AM1.44m
6:12PM1.78m
6:35AM2.16m
7:04PM2.49m
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8:58
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
16
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12
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12
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17
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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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