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Francis Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Francis Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Francis Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | |
143 | 123 | 125 | 219 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 128 | 123 | 126 | 129 | 163 | 191 | 208 | 353 | 531 | 414 | 403 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.13m | 1:51AM1.42m | 5:07PM1.14m | 2:45AM1.34m | 5:55PM1.19m | 3:49AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM1.03m | 9:19AM-0.04m | 9:38PM1.04m | 10:13AM0.01m | 11:00PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 20 |
 kJ | 143 | 104 | 125 | 219 | 190 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 174 | 179 | 173 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 91 | 58 | 63 | 208 | 353 | 372 | 310 | 270 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 14 | SW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 63 | 100 | 24 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 95 | 92 | 64 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 45 | 57 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SW 20 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | SW 18 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | W 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 15 | 61 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 32 | 24 | 51 | 21 | 26 | 78 | 45 | 77 | 80 | 89 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 123 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 33 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 118 | 126 | 129 | 163 | 191 | — | — | 531 | 414 | 403 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 55 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 32 | 55 | 32 | 40 |
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