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Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | |
203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 166 | 121 | 162 | 150 | 116 | 155 | 153 | 200 | 179 | 232 | 183 | 302 | 305 | 305 | 239 | 245 | 248 | 521 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.51m | 5:39AM1.21m | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:03AM1.13m | 7:40PM1.64m | 8:21AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13AM-0.03m | 00:22AM0.58m | 12:08PM0.14m | 1:28AM0.39m | 12:58PM0.30m | 2:22AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 15 | WNW 14 |
166 | 128 | 128 | 137 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 78 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 153 | 200 | 179 | 171 | 166 | 222 | 215 | 192 | 183 | 245 | 212 | 521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 166 | 121 | 162 | 150 | 106 | 155 | 48 | 144 | 176 | 232 | 183 | 302 | 305 | 305 | 239 | 145 | 248 | 251 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | S 10 |
18 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 55 | 53 | 132 | 86 | 116 | 104 | 142 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 77 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 103 | 181 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 84 | 153 | 153 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 153 | 183 | 438 | 66 | 55 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
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