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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | 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 | WNW 10 | |
3705 | 2192 | 2052 | 1881 | 1922 | 2910 | 1796 | 2693 | 2253 | 997 | 666 | 510 | 755 | 492 | 598 | 731 | 650 | 663 | 573 | 522 | 492 | 741 | 325 | 332 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.33m | 11:16PM1.96m | 1:45PM1.33m | 00:06AM1.92m | 2:42PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM-0.58m | 5:21PM0.79m | 6:32AM-0.61m | 6:14PM0.85m | 7:25AM-0.57m | 7:14PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
2619 | 2192 | 2052 | 1881 | 46 | 2097 | 1796 | 1841 | 1465 | 997 | 666 | 510 | 502 | 25 | 598 | 731 | 650 | 663 | 573 | 522 | 492 | 435 | 325 | 332 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
81 | 81 | 51 | 48 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 55 | 91 | 132 | 188 | 239 | 212 | 209 | 329 | 320 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | 6 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 46 | 27 | 42 | 22 | 59 | 42 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — |
3705 | — | — | — | 1922 | 2910 | — | 2693 | 2253 | — | — | — | 755 | 492 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 741 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 55 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 66 | 32 | 32 |
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