Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NW swell with 136 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
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This stretch of coast is looking dead flat for a long while. For the first week and a half, there’s hardly anything to paddle for. The swell is tiny, the period is short, and the wind is mostly on it or side-on, keeping the surface lumpy. A big quiet gap.
The first real sign of life, and I mean just a flicker, comes on Friday, July 31st. The swell lifts to about 4ft from the WNW and the combined energy hits 140, which is still on the weaker side of moderate. The morning is looking clean with a cross-offshore breeze from the ENE at 12 mph. That’s the best it gets. Into the afternoon, the swell edges up to 4ft from the WNW, with a period of 8 seconds, and combined energy reaching 213 – that’s a solid moderate energy. The wind goes light cross-shore from the NE at 9 mph, so it’ll be a little choppy but rideable. The water temp is 67°F, which is about 4°F warmer than average for this time of year, so it’ll feel pretty nice.
The standout of the whole outlook is that Friday morning session. The wind is clean off the land, the swell is a proper waist-to-chest high, and the break is Cap Frehel (reef). It’s a reef break exposed to the west, so this WNW swell will wrap in nicely. Keep in mind, this spot is *always* packed, so expect a crowd. It’s a fairly consistent wave, but after a flat spell, everyone will be out.
After that, it’s back to small, weak, and choppy conditions through the rest of the 16-day window. There’s a brief pulse on Sunday, August 2nd with 4ft from the N and combined energy of 109, but it’s cross-on and choppy. Not worth planning around. The rest is mostly flat, with tiny waves and onshore wind.
For beginners, this isn’t your time. The waves are either too small or too messy. For the experienced crew, that Friday morning session is the one to aim for. It’s not a classic, but after a week of nothing, it’ll feel like a winner.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | W 8 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 38 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:33AM8.84m | 1:00PM8.35m | 1:22AM8.09m | 1:54PM7.75m | 2:23AM7.45m | 3:01PM7.30m | 3:38AM7.08m | 4:17PM7.16m | 4:54AM7.08m | 5:25PM7.35m | 5:56AM7.37m | 6:20PM7.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM1.88m | 7:07AM2.02m | 7:26PM2.51m | 7:48AM2.70m | 8:12PM3.10m | 8:37AM3.29m | 9:10PM3.56m | 9:42AM3.70m | 10:32PM3.75m | 11:13AM3.76m | 00:04AM3.53m | 12:33PM3.42m | 1:07AM3.03m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 10:02 | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | 9:55 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | W 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 38 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 504 | 174 | 292 | 272 | 174 | 586 | 471 | 279 | 281 | 504 | 584 | 690 | 620 | 722 | 592 | 617 | 173 | 918 | 134 |
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