Francis Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(California – San Mateo, USA)
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Francis Beach Spot ID: Type: beach Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell W | Wind E Sea Temperature Today is: 11.8 °C |
Monday, 17 June 2013, 22:40 Local time
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Francis Beach in San Mateo is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for rips and sharks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Half Moon Bay, California, 7 miles from Francis Beach.
Francis Beach Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At San Carlos Airport, 19 km from Francis Beach.
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Overall Francis Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June
The graph describes the range of swells directed at Francis Beach through a typical Jun... (show all text) 
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single Francis Beach surf consistency graph. Also see Francis Beach surf quality by season and Francis Beach surf quality by month. |
Francis Beach Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to CAL - San Mateo surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Francis Beach
Visitor Reviews of Francis Beach |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Francis Beach:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Princeton Breakwater | 4 mi |
| Second closest break | Mavericks | 5 mi |
| Third closest break | Montara | 8 mi |
| Fourth closest break | San Gregorio State Beach | 9 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Gray Whale Cove | 9 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Francis Beach: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Half Moon Bay Buoy | 25 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | San Francisco Buoy | 30 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Monterey Buoy | 45 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Bodega Bay Buoy | 72 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | Cape San Martin Buoy | 122 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Francis Beach: |
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| Closest tide station | Half Moon Bay | 4 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Coyote Point Marina, San Francisco Bay | 12 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Smith Slough, San Francisco Bay | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Bay Slough, west end, San Francisco Bay | 13 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Granite Rock, Redwood Creek, San Francisco Bay | 13 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Francis Beach: |
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| Closest ski area | Dodge Ridge (United States) | 145 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Bear Valley (United States) | 149 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Badger Pass Ski Area (United States) | 153 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Kirkwood (United States) | 156 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Sierra at Tahoe (United States) | 158 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Francis Beach: |
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| Closest city location | Burlingame (United States) | 11 mi |
| Second closest city location | San Mateo (United States) | 11 mi |
| Third closest city location | San Carlos (United States) | 11 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Pacifica (United States) | 12 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Foster City (United States) | 12 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Francis Beach is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Francis Beach is Moffett Federal Afld (Mountain View) Airport (NUQ), also in USA, 35 km (22 miles) away.
- Third is Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away.
- Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in USA is 47 km (29 miles) away.
- Travis Afb (Fairfield) Airport (SUU), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Francis Beach and is 102 km (63 miles) away.
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