Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, NNE swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cap Frehel in the next 16 days are 1.2m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) 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 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you: the next 16 days around Cap Frehel are a proper struggle. We've got a flat spell stretching from the start of the outlook all the way through to the end. There's genuinely nothing to get excited about, not a single decent wave in the window. But let's have a look at what's happening, because that's what we do.
We start off on Sunday, 9th of August, and it's a bleak picture. Tiny 0.6ft swell from the WNW with a weak energy reading of just 11, and it's onshore. That's a write-off. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is a huge 4° warmer than normal for this time of year—that's a real anomaly, feels like a bath out there, but it doesn't help the waves.
We limp through the first week with nothing breaking 3ft. The swell height barely even registers, and the wind is all over the place, mostly onshore or cross-shore. The biggest number we see is a combined energy of 83 on Thursday the 20th of August, but that's paired with a nasty 2ft swell and a fresh cross-onshore breeze. That's not surf, that's a washing machine.
The second week is more of the same. Monday, 24th of August, rolls in with a weak 1ft swell and onshore wind. The whole 16-day run is a total write-off. Not a single morning or afternoon offers anything worth paddling out for. The break is exposed and fairly consistent, but the swell just isn't there. This is one of those periods where the ocean just shuts down. It's a tough run, but that's the coast sometimes. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but right now, save your energy.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
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 kJ | 8 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01PM8.18m | 5:40AM8.33m | 6:10PM8.87m | 6:43AM9.05m | 7:06PM9.67m | 7:35AM9.75m | 7:54PM10.37m | 8:20AM10.30m | 8:38PM10.85m | 9:02AM10.62m | 9:19PM11.03m | 9:41AM10.66m | 9:58PM10.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM3.03m | 11:46PM2.64m | 12:24PM2.48m | 1:02AM1.82m | 1:28PM1.69m | 1:57AM0.96m | 2:18PM0.96m | 2:43AM0.28m | 3:01PM0.43m | 3:25AM-0.11m | 3:41PM0.18m | 4:03AM-0.18m | 4:18PM0.21m | 4:39AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 8 | — | 11 | 26 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 | 16 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 599 | 134 | 164 | 268 | 165 | 173 | 586 | 5 | 91 | 56 | 14 | 56 | 89 | 98 | 134 | 164 | 108 | 62 | 258 | 178 |
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