Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
179
151
177
266
379
379
379
375
370
429
400
390
464
508
502
367
358
349
349
344
331
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:25PM1.76m
6:15AM1.12m
4:28PM1.76m
7:39AM1.21m
5:39PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.88m
10:52PM0.09m
10:16AM1.00m
00:09AM0.02m
11:44AM1.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
17
18
18
16
15
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
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