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Francis Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | |
291 | 734 | 2671 | 3068 | 808 | 919 | 2283 | 1977 | 1595 | 1420 | 1280 | 1111 | 942 | 823 | 730 | 619 | 490 | 480 | 635 | 620 | 716 | 636 | 737 | 719 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.10m | 8:14PM1.68m | 9:30AM1.12m | 8:46PM1.70m | 10:30AM1.15m | 9:16PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.45m | 3:10AM0.04m | 2:30PM0.60m | 3:51AM-0.09m | 3:12PM0.72m | 4:28AM-0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
 kJ | 291 | 734 | 251 | 251 | 754 | 919 | 2283 | 1977 | 1595 | 1420 | 1280 | 1111 | 942 | 823 | 730 | 619 | 451 | 370 | 314 | 307 | 258 | 636 | 737 | 719 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 248 | 251 | 2 | 2 | 248 | 245 | 236 | 174 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 99 | 320 | 490 | 480 | 635 | 620 | 716 | 214 | 164 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WNW 22 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 109 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 91 | 154 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 73 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 307 | 2671 | 3068 | 808 | 681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 411 | 1189 | 1211 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 14 |
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