Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
3.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
1.7
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
306
432
512
513
548
616
766
691
370
300
277
232
232
196
202
271
174
191
284
370
329
352
318
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:24PM1.83m
8:55AM1.08m
7:16PM1.92m
10:01AM1.19m
8:10PM2.00m
10:53AM1.30m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.74m
1:54AM-0.05m
1:00PM0.86m
2:49AM-0.25m
2:05PM0.92m
3:42AM-0.40m
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5:56
5:56
5:58
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8:32
8:31
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
17
Feels °C
13
11
9
10
9
8
8
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
14
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
16
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