Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
3
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
210
202
256
145
183
251
314
352
338
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
236
189
186
186
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:20PM1.64m
1:35PM1.19m
11:51PM1.61m
2:24PM1.16m
00:25AM1.55m
3:16PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:28AM-0.21m
6:08PM0.87m
7:04AM-0.20m
6:45PM0.94m
7:45AM-0.16m
7:28PM1.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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8:00
8:01
8:01
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
10
10
10
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Energy kJ
113
210
202
256
124
113
146
146
352
338
411
405
494
440
350
345
339
339
260
244
236
189
186
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
91
41
99
154
145
183
251
314
84
64
35
34
121
124
66
66
66
94
138
97
171
104
104
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
19
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
25
65
41
41
61
61
54
55
54
54
54
54
2
2
46
46
46
45
44
77
31
18
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
13
40
153
250
55
14
40
17
0
255
66
55
55
55
40
0
0
14
40
40
55
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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