Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 PST
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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 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)--
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101012129991010101010109109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3202732731871421391942383545515635785634954343272782361801451181189983
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
1.07
2:58AM
1.76
5:58PM
1.10
4:03AM
1.76
7:17PM
1.20
5:16AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.86
10:33AM
0.04
9:52PM
0.98
11:50AM
-0.04
11:23PM
1.02
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:48-------6:46-------6:45-
Sunset-5:57-------5:58-------5:59------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------14411-----------
Temp. °C161514141515141715141414141414151616131514151517
Feels °C (?)15141212131311121111121314151314141391312131416
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