- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Francis Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Mateo (15 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
510 | 503 | 496 | 399 | 284 | 280 | 284 | 489 | 435 | 586 | 658 | 1395 | 1578 | 1030 | 916 | 776 | 703 | 631 | 717 | 746 | 676 | 598 | 502 | 365 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.18m | 9:46PM1.70m | 12:09PM1.20m | 10:17PM1.69m | 12:52PM1.21m | 10:50PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.82m | 5:02AM-0.24m | 4:32PM0.89m | 5:36AM-0.27m | 5:11PM0.94m | 6:10AM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | 8:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 510 | 503 | 496 | 399 | 83 | 181 | 284 | 344 | 161 | 146 | 171 | 1055 | 1108 | 1030 | 916 | 776 | 703 | 631 | 717 | 746 | 676 | 598 | 502 | 365 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 92 | 94 | 119 | 121 | 284 | 280 | 219 | 219 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 121 | 119 | 227 | 302 | 214 | 318 | 309 | 306 | 450 | 540 | 518 | 338 | 327 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 54 | 135 | 46 | 44 | 80 | 26 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 27 | — | — | 57 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | 489 | 435 | 586 | 658 | 1395 | 1578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 55 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 66 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 |
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Francis Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest