Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
540
619
589
455
363
303
272
137
194
191
166
173
214
220
223
220
157
211
211
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42PM1.35m
8:21AM1.43m
7:45PM1.37m
8:45AM1.52m
8:42PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:35PM0.83m
1:32AM0.22m
2:17PM0.66m
2:11AM0.25m
2:55PM0.47m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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7:22
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7:24
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6:25
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6:24
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6:22
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1
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1
1
2
3
2
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
14
16
14
14
14
16
16
17
13
16
14
14
13
13
16
14
13
12
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