Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 217 | 170 | 161 | 264 | 140 | 104 | 117 | 163 | 197 | 326 | 264 | 223 | 228 | 368 | 248 | 306 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.55m | 11:25AM1.73m | 00:12AM1.48m | 11:55AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.23m | 5:13AM0.36m | 5:49PM0.09m | 5:46AM0.49m | 6:32PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 234 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 217 | 170 | 161 | 153 | 129 | 83 | 117 | 163 | 197 | 226 | 264 | 223 | 228 | 222 | 222 | 306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 114 | 113 | 147 | 151 | 151 | 147 | 131 | 129 | 106 | 104 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 167 | 163 | 95 | 65 | 186 | 248 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 107 | 107 | 9 | 18 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 56 | 58 | 90 | 135 | 89 | 115 | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | 140 | 102 | — | — | — | 326 | — | — | — | 368 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 32 |
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