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Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
496 | 399 | 284 | 276 | 276 | 284 | 336 | 463 | 643 | 1338 | 1108 | 947 | 853 | 776 | 703 | 631 | 647 | 622 | 610 | 522 | 455 | 373 | 379 | 455 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.70m | 12:09PM1.20m | 10:17PM1.69m | 12:52PM1.21m | 10:50PM1.67m | 1:33PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM-0.24m | 4:32PM0.89m | 5:36AM-0.27m | 5:11PM0.94m | 6:10AM-0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 9 | 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 10 |
496 | 399 | 284 | 113 | 226 | 284 | 161 | 110 | 174 | 979 | 1108 | 947 | 853 | 776 | 703 | 631 | 647 | 622 | 610 | 522 | 455 | 373 | 325 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
94 | 111 | 64 | 276 | 276 | 219 | 50 | 51 | 49 | 121 | 119 | 227 | 302 | 214 | 318 | 309 | 306 | 384 | 540 | 518 | 338 | 327 | 379 | 455 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 16 |
77 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 54 | 135 | 46 | 44 | 80 | 26 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 47 | — | — | 57 | 56 | 52 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 154 | — | — | — | 336 | 463 | 643 | 1338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 18 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 55 |
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