Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.6
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101012129910101010991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)546565495314349426320320320273225187142139190252511638638578450370319325
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
1.15
2:04AM
1.77
4:11PM
1.07
2:58AM
1.76
5:58PM
1.10
4:03AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
0.68
9:16AM
0.11
8:34PM
0.86
10:33AM
0.04
9:52PM
0.98
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:46-
Sunset-5:55-------5:57-------5:58------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------16106211---
Temp. °C151514141413131517171515151414141314141414141414
Feels °C (?)1112121213111114161613121211991012121214141212
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