Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
149
149
147
149
149
110
106
103
161
155
211
211
207
434
334
314
211
264
371
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:24PM1.60m
11:39PM1.88m
12:58PM1.65m
00:30AM1.72m
1:31PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.58m
6:20AM-0.11m
6:37PM0.49m
6:58AM0.06m
7:28PM0.43m
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6:24
6:24
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8:04
8:02
8:01
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Temp °C
16
15
14
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
14
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
11
10
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