Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.5
SW
18
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
370
321
256
217
176
149
149
188
239
249
237
217
188
148
150
128
137
137
122
122
119
109
106
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:16AM1.29m
1:38PM1.66m
3:24AM1.18m
2:15PM1.60m
4:50AM1.12m
3:02PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.74m
8:36PM0.17m
8:16AM0.90m
9:32PM0.21m
9:12AM1.02m
10:37PM0.24m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
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7:17
7:15
7:14
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
16
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
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