Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
3.0° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
782
537
598
537
464
418
345
298
255
232
194
190
140
111
109
109
93
89
88
70
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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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
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