Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.2
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)111111111010107999881414141313131377712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364467448432354288339135300276262204165198194187539225171166140153127106
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.24
2:11AM
1.71
5:08PM
1.26
3:18AM
1.59
6:14PM
1.31
4:34AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.92
9:38AM
-0.28
9:45PM
0.95
10:47AM
-0.19
11:16PM
0.89
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:50-------7:51-------7:52------
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11----121---------------
Temp. °C131312121212121313141312121212141413111010111113
Feels °C (?)988998891013119101111121097779910
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