Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
220
171
176
171
188
253
388
388
380
349
327
323
399
399
449
386
395
771
800
704
593
582
593
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:34AM1.18m
2:12PM1.48m
5:49AM1.19m
3:12PM1.41m
6:47AM1.23m
4:21PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:45AM1.10m
9:46PM0.14m
10:12AM1.12m
10:50PM0.19m
11:38AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
21
21
25
26
27
23
22
21
20
20
25
26
20
15
14
13
13
12
15
15
14
12
12
Feels °C
18
18
17
23
23
23
20
20
19
18
18
22
21
17
13
13
12
12
10
13
12
11
10
10
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