Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 374 | 372 | 418 | 610 | 761 | 1230 | 1341 | 833 | 836 | 947 | 1086 | 1092 | 1003 | 853 | 689 | 716 | 631 | 631 | 730 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.54m | 10:48AM1.76m | 11:39PM1.47m | 11:16AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.13m | 4:34AM0.38m | 5:16PM0.03m | 5:09AM0.53m | 5:55PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 344 | 374 | 372 | 418 | 610 | 761 | 924 | 924 | 833 | 836 | 947 | 1086 | 1092 | 1003 | 853 | 689 | 716 | 631 | 631 | 730 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 269 | 266 | 215 | 258 | 272 | 268 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 169 | 209 | 252 | 449 | 366 | 222 | 211 | 449 | 334 | 264 | 306 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 24 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | W 21 | WNW 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 69 | 253 | 251 | 251 | 183 | 162 | 155 | 211 | 130 | 100 | 95 | 401 | 90 | 85 | 214 | 449 | 133 | 276 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1230 | 1341 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 411 | 102 | 66 | 43 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 712 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 78 | 13 | 18 |
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