Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.1°C
2.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
2
NW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
93
181
441
403
306
336
328
288
475
549
589
502
423
370
262
223
181
153
153
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
0
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:36PM1.72m
1:18AM1.42m
1:05PM1.70m
2:16AM1.29m
1:38PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.17m
6:55AM0.56m
7:46PM0.16m
7:33AM0.74m
8:36PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
19
19
17
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
14
13
Feels °C
14
12
11
11
12
14
15
17
16
14
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
12
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