Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313131214141313122019181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12921092951811694465372286222170162200311342383347380884146119902347296225272219
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
1.15
3:49AM
1.63
4:32PM
1.02
4:29AM
1.65
6:20PM
1.00
5:12AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.46
10:46AM
0.46
9:52PM
0.66
11:51AM
0.33
10:49PM
0.83
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22
Sunset-5:08-------5:09-------5:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12131211101091012131212121212131515141313121212
Feels °C (?)810976656910888779111110109888
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