Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
244
236
236
186
186
152
191
193
191
143
104
125
219
190
187
180
177
174
174
179
173
164
123
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
3:16PM1.13m
1:05AM1.49m
4:12PM1.13m
1:51AM1.42m
5:07PM1.14m
2:45AM1.34m
Low Tide
7:45AM-0.16m
7:28PM1.00m
8:29AM-0.10m
8:23PM1.03m
9:19AM-0.04m
9:38PM1.04m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
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8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
11
11
11
10
12
11
13
12
12
13
11
10
9
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
Energy kJ
260
244
236
236
186
186
142
94
21
21
143
104
125
219
48
52
180
177
174
174
179
173
164
123
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
11
0.6
SW
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
138
97
142
104
104
107
152
23
89
191
62
61
100
32
190
187
38
38
95
92
64
63
45
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
W
11
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
44
77
12
18
18
18
18
191
193
88
38
63
61
100
99
99
97
96
15
14
13
13
53
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
Energy kJ
12
28
15
22
20
51
38
44
31
37
53
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
50
55
40
66
55
14
32
32
32
40
55
66
66
32
32
32
32
40
66
66
65
65
55
55
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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