
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
782 | 537 | 598 | 537 | 464 | 418 | 345 | 298 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 140 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.42m | 9:36AM1.72m | 10:30PM1.43m | 10:05AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.26m | 3:23AM0.39m | 4:09PM0.06m | 3:59AM0.50m | 4:49PM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
491 | 537 | 598 | 537 | 464 | 418 | 345 | 298 | 255 | 232 | 194 | 190 | 140 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
175 | 173 | 173 | 127 | 100 | 169 | 164 | 148 | 144 | 144 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 16 |
69 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
782 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 63 | 17 | 39 |
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