Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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Francis Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Francis Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
170
150
146
199
196
191
176
178
176
222
212
110
106
104
103
71
71
67
64
66
101
90
180
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM1.34m
8:30PM1.56m
8:23AM1.31m
9:04PM1.62m
9:25AM1.30m
9:34PM1.66m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.09m
2:38AM0.37m
2:31PM0.20m
3:25AM0.19m
3:11PM0.32m
4:07AM0.04m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
12
11
12
12
9
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
9
9
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
W
11
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
11
Energy kJ
176
170
150
146
51
196
191
176
178
176
222
212
110
106
37
38
33
38
43
64
47
46
34
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.7
W
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
17
29
14
199
20
19
18
14
14
14
26
10
20
104
103
71
71
67
12
66
101
71
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
19
Energy kJ
29
29
20
33
14
14
14
28
34
35
22
12
12
48
27
27
28
28
13
7
13
13
90
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
23
29
29
29
13
13
69
69
35
77
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
55
66
66
1221
66
39
39
32
39
55
1193
712
55
32
32
14
32
37
40
68
65
32
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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