Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
172
163
163
163
165
163
153
141
137
176
178
149
155
157
157
155
123
128
130
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:59PM1.73m
6:09AM1.26m
4:12PM1.67m
7:12AM1.34m
5:31PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:32PM-0.05m
10:30AM1.05m
11:47PM-0.03m
12:01PM0.98m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
16
19
18
20
21
26
27
24
21
22
21
22
24
28
26
23
21
20
Feels °C
18
19
16
19
17
19
20
25
25
21
19
20
19
20
22
26
24
21
20
19
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