Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
9
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
275
275
228
216
444
267
180
147
270
260
197
145
183
251
314
352
338
411
501
494
440
350
345
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:48PM1.22m
11:20PM1.64m
1:35PM1.19m
11:51PM1.61m
2:24PM1.16m
Low Tide
5:53AM-0.20m
5:33PM0.79m
6:28AM-0.21m
6:08PM0.87m
7:04AM-0.20m
6:45PM0.94m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
Energy kJ
290
275
275
228
216
444
104
68
147
270
260
197
124
113
146
146
352
338
411
501
494
440
350
345
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.1
SW
18
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
108
106
106
106
104
12
183
180
98
41
99
154
145
183
251
314
84
82
37
54
121
124
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
19
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
18
18
7
12
2
12
26
25
65
41
41
61
61
54
55
54
54
54
49
2
2
46
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
197
267
106
83
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
45
45
55
66
66
66
66
32
45
39
40
40
102
318
66
66
66
14
0
40
66
66
55
14
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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