Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 250 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 88 | 69 | 59 | 89 | 129 | 90 | 171 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.43m | 10:05AM1.81m | 11:23PM1.42m | 10:37AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.06m | 3:59AM0.50m | 4:49PM-0.12m | 4:36AM0.61m | 5:31PM-0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 13 | W 12 | SSW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 250 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 129 | 73 | 171 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | NW 11 | W 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 88 | 69 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 60 | 72 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 38 | 40 | 69 | 34 | 90 | 42 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | 41 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 55 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 55 | 14 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 65 |
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