Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, NW swell with 286 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 1.1m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a hard look at what Cap Frehel has cookin’ for us.
First off, the water is sitting at 67°F, which is a whopping 5°F warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s very unusual and a real treat if you’re paddling out without a thick suit. But as for the waves? It’s a tough watch.
The entire 16-day window is a real bummer for paddle surfing at Cap Frehel. Honestly, if you’re a surfer, there isn't a single standout session in the lot. The combined swell energy never gets strong enough to get excited about – even the highest reading we see on Wednesday the 17th afternoon hits 235 (moderate energy), but it’s paired with fresh onshore winds at 19 mph, making it a choppy mess. For the most part, the energy sits in the weak two-digit range.
The pattern is pretty bleak. From now through to Sunday the 22nd, it’s a constant stream of poor surf conditions – tiny swell heights mostly between 0.7ft and 2ft, and when it does bump up to 3ft or 4ft, the wind is howling onshore or cross-onshore, trashing any chance of a clean face. You’ll see some light offshore breezes pop up on Wednesday the 24th and Friday the 25th, but the swell is barely a ripple at 0.7ft to 1ft, so there’s just nothing to ride.
There’s a brief flicker of hope on Monday the 21st morning with a 3ft WNW swell at 11 seconds period and a light WNW wind that’s offshore, but even then the forecast tags it as marginal, with a score that says it's still not worth paddling for.
Given the constant onshore and cross-onshore winds with the swell coming mostly from the W to NW, and the fact this is a reef break exposed to the open ocean, the setup here is more interesting for a kite than a paddle surfboard this whole fortnight. You'd be fighting windchop and bump for tiny, weak waves.
Bottom line: For Cap Frehel, there are zero good surf options in this 16-day window. It’s one of those blank runs that happens here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 40 | 85 | 143 | 125 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 146 | 124 | 69 | 160 | 258 | 157 | 235 | 165 | 151 | 202 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39AM10.72m | 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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 | 7:39 | — | — | 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 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 40 | 85 | 143 | 125 | 88 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 13 | — | 36 | 26 | 15 | — | 157 | — | — | 151 | 202 | 129 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 124 | 69 | 160 | 258 | — | 235 | 165 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 83 | 98 | 164 | 84 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 98 | 349 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 98 | 98 | 173 | 134 | 84 | 175 | 83 |
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