
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
864 | 843 | 1106 | 701 | 674 | 669 | 657 | 1620 | 1585 | 1256 | 1057 | 900 | 855 | 841 | 284 | 181 | 160 | 170 | 434 | 565 | 806 | 1179 | 1308 | 999 | 3310 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.56m | 5:41PM1.41m | 6:58AM1.65m | 6:55PM1.37m | 7:33AM1.73m | 8:02PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.63m | 00:13AM0.15m | 1:10PM0.41m | 1:01AM0.27m | 2:00PM0.21m | 1:43AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | |
— | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 18 |
864 | 843 | 1106 | 634 | 595 | 669 | 657 | 1620 | 1585 | 1256 | 1057 | 900 | 855 | 841 | 183 | 181 | 160 | 140 | 114 | 565 | 806 | 1179 | 1308 | 999 | 3310 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 20 | W 19 | WNW 8 | SW 16 |
322 | 322 | 318 | 701 | 674 | 517 | 503 | 269 | 266 | 217 | 211 | 162 | 133 | 131 | 284 | 160 | 114 | 108 | 434 | 111 | 51 | 392 | 715 | 172 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | SW 13 |
4 | — | 4 | 318 | 318 | 266 | 326 | 348 | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 170 | 97 | 95 | 227 | 44 | 43 | 810 | 43 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 140 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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