
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.69m | 4:13AM1.08m | 4:03PM1.75m | 5:57AM1.02m | 4:55PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.37m | 9:27AM0.65m | 11:17PM0.24m | 10:23AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 |
151 | 119 | 119 | 96 | 94 | 71 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 30 | 65 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 8 |
35 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 33 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 89 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 59 | 82 | 82 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 |
36 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 84 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 411 | 78 | 40 | 32 |
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