Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
167
170
170
133
133
144
144
147
183
180
175
319
515
688
598
485
351
308
308
315
352
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
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
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:11AM1.50m
9:47PM1.62m
10:34AM1.58m
10:33PM1.60m
10:58AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.54m
4:10AM0.17m
4:32PM0.38m
4:41AM0.25m
5:09PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
16
17
16
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
12
11
10
11
10
11
14
13
13
11
11
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