Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
3.2° 

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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
18
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
154
194
232
222
160
157
194
160
157
176
192
181
176
167
171
149
149
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:56PM2.03m
11:48AM1.54m
10:48PM1.98m
12:24PM1.60m
Low Tide
5:00AM-0.32m
4:54PM0.68m
5:41AM-0.24m
5:45PM0.58m
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6:22
6:22
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8:07
8:06
8:04
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
12
15
15
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
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