Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
119
119
96
94
71
70
70
70
70
68
92
89
61
78
56
59
82
82
82
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:20PM1.69m
4:13AM1.08m
4:03PM1.75m
5:57AM1.02m
4:55PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.37m
9:27AM0.65m
11:17PM0.24m
10:23AM0.82m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
13
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