
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 220 | 171 | 176 | 171 | 188 | 253 | 388 | 388 | 380 | 349 | 327 | 323 | 399 | 399 | 449 | 386 | 395 | 771 | 800 | 704 | 593 | 582 | 593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | 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 | 4:34AM1.18m | 2:12PM1.48m | 5:49AM1.19m | 3:12PM1.41m | 6:47AM1.23m | 4:21PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM1.10m | 9:46PM0.14m | 10:12AM1.12m | 10:50PM0.19m | 11:38AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
147 | 147 | 107 | 104 | 100 | 171 | 109 | 113 | 109 | 380 | 349 | 53 | 56 | 399 | 151 | 202 | 231 | 264 | 771 | 800 | 704 | 593 | 582 | 593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
220 | 220 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 97 | 171 | 388 | 388 | 105 | 23 | 327 | 323 | 91 | 399 | 449 | 202 | 213 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
3 | 5 | 116 | 176 | 107 | 188 | 253 | 153 | 151 | 123 | 121 | 91 | 75 | 72 | 108 | 156 | 386 | 395 | 44 | 42 | 73 | 149 | 148 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
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