Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
2.4° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
165
169
161
154
173
165
212
207
207
177
254
197
260
245
215
174
174
170
165
199
232
256
226
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:53AM1.30m
9:06PM2.06m
11:40AM1.38m
10:00PM2.09m
12:23PM1.44m
10:53PM2.06m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.93m
4:32AM-0.49m
4:05PM0.90m
5:20AM-0.52m
5:01PM0.84m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:30
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
17
17
17
14
14
13
12
14
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
15
16
15
13
11
11
12
13
16
14
14
12
13
11
10
12
14
13
13
10
10
9
9
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