Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
202
185
190
157
149
176
181
211
206
167
171
171
147
149
149
110
106
103
161
155
211
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:48AM1.54m
10:48PM1.98m
12:24PM1.60m
11:39PM1.88m
12:58PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.68m
5:41AM-0.24m
5:45PM0.58m
6:20AM-0.11m
6:37PM0.49m
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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8:06
8:04
8:02
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Temp °C
14
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
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