Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Francis Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (04 Dec)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
WNW
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121212121212111111888111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)779607495421340268260248244187239244100100134125118152116128149114116294
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
1.37
8:47AM
2.09
11:10PM
1.41
9:34AM
2.10
12:04AM
1.43
10:23AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.82
4:04PM
-0.55
3:39AM
0.89
4:53PM
-0.58
4:33AM
0.93
Wed
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----7:07-------7:07-------7:09--
Sunset-------4:51-------4:51-------4:51
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313121212141513131212121315141312121213141614
Feels °C (?)12111098810129109991011101011121111111212
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