Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.6°C
3.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.7
W
21
0.9
W
20
1
W
20
1.2
W
19
1.3
W
18
1.3
W
18
1.4
W
18
1.4
W
17
1.4
W
17
1.3
W
17
1.3
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.8
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
15
1.9
W
14
1.9
W
12
2
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
425
393
302
432
624
753
1026
1111
1063
1201
1169
1156
952
864
977
1591
701
674
524
1451
1091
1559
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
S
0
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59PM1.56m
5:33AM1.47m
4:21PM1.46m
6:18AM1.56m
5:41PM1.41m
6:58AM1.65m
Low Tide
10:17PM-0.05m
11:03AM0.83m
11:19PM0.05m
12:13PM0.63m
00:13AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
13
14
12
14
16
16
14
12
12
11
10
12
14
16
16
14
12
10
9
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