Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
2.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
195
185
188
190
190
194
201
206
174
172
172
121
165
241
297
354
334
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:33AM1.63m
3:02PM1.63m
2:32AM1.41m
3:42PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.65m
8:14AM-0.04m
8:58PM0.58m
8:56AM0.18m
10:05PM0.49m
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6:01
6:03
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8:29
8:28
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
13
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