Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 370 | 366 | 358 | 338 | 318 | 443 | 514 | 500 | 451 | 447 | 441 | 430 | 409 | 387 | 379 | 502 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.62m | 9:50AM1.69m | 9:55PM1.59m | 10:20AM1.74m | 10:48PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.12m | 3:53PM0.28m | 3:58AM0.24m | 4:35PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 167 | 370 | 155 | 358 | 338 | 128 | 443 | 514 | 500 | 451 | 356 | 350 | 345 | 367 | 387 | 379 | 502 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 252 | 88 | 366 | 85 | 85 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 376 | 447 | 447 | 441 | 430 | 409 | 269 | 266 | 178 | 275 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 74 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 126 | 155 | 37 | 57 | 141 | 54 | 49 | 117 | 305 | 224 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 411 | 78 | 78 | 102 |
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