Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, WNW swell with 295 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 0.9m 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 | 8PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s talk about Cap Frehel in feet and knots for the next couple of weeks. It’s a long, tough stretch ahead, plain and simple. From now, Saturday the 12th, all the way through to the 27th, there’s barely a decent paddle in the mix.
The water is way warmer than usual for this time of year, sitting at about 67°F, which is nearly 5°F above the norm. Feels like a warm bath, not your typical cold Atlantic setup.
We’ve got some moderate energy moving through on a few days – like the 16th with energy around 236 – but the wind is always blowing onshore or cross-onshore strong, making it a mess. The swell direction is mostly out of the WNW, which is exactly what this reef wants to see, but the wind just ruins it.
For a spot that’s always busy with crowds and only fairly consistent, you need the conditions to line up. They don’t. The best you’ll see is Monday morning the 14th, with a glassy 2ft swell from the WNW, a 10-second period, and almost no energy (54). It’s clean but tiny. You could get a longboard out for a cruise, but there’s no power.
Later on, Monday the 21st sees a bigger pulse of 5ft swell from the NW with a long 11-second period and some serious energy (939), but the wind is cross-on and choppy. That’s more of a kite-surfing day than a surfing day, honestly. That wind pattern sticks around for the whole second week – more size, but always onshore or cross-off, making the waves lumpy and hard to ride.
Honestly, there’s no stand-out session here. The only real window to even think about is that Monday morning the 14th. Everything else is a write-off. The area just isn’t producing right now, but that’s how it goes sometimes in this stretch. Forecasts can change. I’d keep an eye on the wind, but don’t hold your breath for this run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 85 | 143 | 97 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 100 | 236 | 250 | 253 | 127 | 183 | 178 | 168 | 295 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:55PM11.01m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.13m | 3:35AM-0.07m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 85 | 143 | 97 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 25 | 14 | — | 41 | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | 168 | 295 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 3 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 29 | 100 | 236 | 250 | 253 | 2 | 183 | 178 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 83 | 84 | 164 | 84 | 14 | 164 | 91 | 55 | 343 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 258 | 592 | 134 | 84 | 175 | 84 |
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