Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.8° 

Francis Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
169
167
89
89
87
64
97
56
131
133
222
197
192
190
241
235
283
346
342
310
299
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:58AM1.50m
8:59PM1.87m
10:33AM1.58m
9:54PM1.85m
11:06AM1.65m
10:45PM1.79m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.71m
3:53AM-0.12m
3:58PM0.56m
4:32AM-0.05m
4:46PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:27
7:24
 mm
Temp °C
18
22
23
22
19
21
21
23
24
30
32
27
22
20
20
18
18
20
20
18
16
15
Feels °C
18
22
22
21
18
20
19
21
22
27
28
22
20
19
19
18
18
20
19
17
16
15
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