Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 26 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
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 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (26 May)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
1
2
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.8
W
20
0.8
W
19
1
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
17
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
925
975
919
2283
1977
1595
1302
1280
1111
925
743
730
551
490
480
635
620
716
636
737
719
701
531
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
5
W
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
8:14PM1.68m
9:30AM1.12m
8:46PM1.70m
10:30AM1.15m
9:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.45m
3:10AM0.04m
2:30PM0.60m
3:51AM-0.09m
3:12PM0.72m
4:28AM-0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:21
8:22
8:22
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
7
6
6
6
9
11
10
12
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.1
W
15
Energy kJ
951
925
975
919
2283
1977
1595
1302
1280
1111
925
743
730
551
451
370
314
263
258
636
737
719
701
531
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
21
0.8
W
20
0.8
W
19
1
W
18
1
W
18
1.1
W
17
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
251
251
248
245
236
174
140
140
138
138
138
136
99
320
490
480
635
620
716
214
164
119
113
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
24
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
23
0.4
WNW
22
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
43
91
154
99
97
95
92
91
89
71
71
71
71
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
9
1.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
400
555
731
698
412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
1189
568
66
66
66
0
0
40
102
66
0
0
0
0
0
40
190
78
0
0
0
0
0
40
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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