Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
1
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
142
142
99
111
130
116
112
87
202
113
113
113
113
112
108
102
106
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:52PM1.61m
9:49AM1.27m
7:47PM1.66m
10:20AM1.32m
8:36PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.11m
2:18PM1.01m
3:16AM0.05m
3:03PM0.95m
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6:31
6:33
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7:52
7:50
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
18
18
17
14
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
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