Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 510 | 381 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 326 | 283 | 223 | 223 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.69m | 2:17AM1.25m | 12:45PM1.63m | 3:20AM1.20m | 1:24PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM-0.04m | 6:59AM0.93m | 7:58PM0.01m | 7:44AM1.03m | 8:48PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 510 | 381 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 358 | 353 | 349 | 335 | 326 | 283 | 223 | 223 | 226 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 239 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 176 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 168 | 161 | 153 | 155 | 152 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SW 23 | NW 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 312 | — | 68 | 21 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 86 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 66 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 7 |
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