Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 PST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (14 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)121616161514141414131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48053912531226971906779672663495485485401407407407321297236233178178134134
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
1.23
7:25AM
1.74
10:13PM
1.29
8:08AM
1.78
10:45PM
1.32
8:49AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
-0.01
1:45AM
1.04
2:59PM
-0.09
2:31AM
1.03
3:35PM
-0.15
3:11AM
1.01
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22
Sunset-5:14-------5:15-------5:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161715151514141618191716161514161819171615141315
Feels °C (?)121412121211111316171514131311131617151413111012
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