Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
7
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
WNW
8
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
159
140
195
287
299
299
290
319
449
541
534
439
395
376
371
447
447
367
358
326
258
217
217
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM1.52m
11:25PM1.68m
12:20PM1.58m
00:09AM1.59m
12:47PM1.65m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.03m
5:31PM0.59m
5:52AM0.11m
6:10PM0.47m
6:22AM0.23m
6:53PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
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7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
18
19
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
16
16
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
12
12
12
12
10
11
14
14
15
11
12
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