Surf Forecasts:
Cap Frehel surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period, NNE swell with 120 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 1.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) 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 4s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cap Frehel over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the stretch ahead for us.
Honestly, for the next week and a half, it’s a tough watch. The first solid surfable conditions don’t show up until Saturday the 25th of July, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about. We’re looking at over a week of small, choppy, cross-onshore junk right from the start on Wednesday the 15th, through to Friday the 24th. Most days are a write-off—tiny swells, messy winds, and the energy readings are weak, hovering between 2 and 84 (combined energy of all swells directed here). It’s a real dry spell.
The first tiny glimmer comes on the morning of Saturday the 25th of July. Cap Frehel is looking at a glassy morning with a light 1.0m swell from the northwest, period around 6 seconds. The combined energy is still low at 94, but it’s clean, and a glassy morning is a major positive. It’s surfable, but pretty ordinary. The afternoon chops it up again.
Through the 26th and 27th, it’s still ordinary but there’s a shift. The 27th of July Monday afternoon is the real standout. Cap Frehel gets a clean 1.2m northwest swell, period 9 seconds, with a nice cross-offshore breeze. The combined energy jumps to 208 (moderate wave energy), and the conditions are described as “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the best on offer. The swell direction is from the west-northwest, which is a solid match for the optimum here. It’s clean, punchy, and the longer period will give it some shape. If you can pull the trigger on that Monday afternoon, that’s the one.
The 28th and 29th slip back into poor conditions or very ordinary, glassy early mornings but not much push. The 30th of July Thursday morning is a mess with cross-shore wind and weak energy.
So, to sum it up: save your energy for Monday the 27th of July, afternoon session at Cap Frehel. It’s the only real standout. The rest of the run is a lot of waiting.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tue 21 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | W 10 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | NNE 5 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 9 | 57 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:03PM10.38m | 8:31AM10.27m | 8:51PM10.72m | 9:18AM10.42m | 9:37PM10.82m | 10:03AM10.35m | 10:21PM10.64m | 10:47AM10.06m | 11:05PM10.21m | 11:30AM9.59m | 11:48PM9.58m | 12:13PM8.99m | 00:33AM8.84m | 1:00PM8.35m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.42m | 3:14PM0.61m | 3:41AM0.08m | 4:00PM0.43m | 4:25AM0.02m | 4:43PM0.50m | 5:08AM0.24m | 5:24PM0.80m | 5:48AM0.70m | 6:04PM1.28m | 6:28AM1.32m | 6:44PM1.88m | 7:07AM2.02m | 7:26PM2.51m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | 10:04 | — | — | 10:02 | — | 10:01 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 4 | W 10 | W 9 | NW 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | W 8 | NW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 9 | 57 | 19 | — | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 76 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 164 | 289 | 134 | 180 | 289 | 189 | 173 | 556 | 247 | 429 | 292 | 684 | 176 | 279 | 231 | 125 | 402 | 497 | 504 | 283 |
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