Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
370
370
321
202
436
372
343
318
284
380
167
170
170
133
133
144
144
147
144
180
285
434
869
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
W
0
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49AM1.43m
9:01PM1.61m
10:11AM1.50m
9:47PM1.62m
10:34AM1.58m
10:33PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.12m
3:20PM0.69m
3:39AM0.13m
3:56PM0.54m
4:10AM0.17m
4:32PM0.38m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:04
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
19
21
19
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
18
19
16
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
14
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
10
9
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