Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 04 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
338
411
405
494
440
421
345
339
339
319
244
236
189
186
186
152
191
193
191
143
104
125
219
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51PM1.61m
2:24PM1.16m
00:25AM1.55m
3:16PM1.13m
1:05AM1.49m
4:12PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:04AM-0.20m
6:45PM0.94m
7:45AM-0.16m
7:28PM1.00m
8:29AM-0.10m
8:23PM1.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:01
8:01
8:02
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
9
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
12
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
15
0.9
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
13
0.8
WNW
5
Energy kJ
352
338
411
405
494
440
421
345
339
339
319
244
236
189
186
186
142
135
89
20
143
104
125
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
13
Energy kJ
84
64
35
23
121
124
66
66
66
94
138
97
171
142
104
107
152
191
193
191
62
61
100
219
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
W
11
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
54
54
54
54
2
2
46
46
46
45
44
77
31
18
18
18
18
18
18
88
38
63
61
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Energy kJ
6
18
20
20
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
13
0
13
40
66
55
55
32
39
40
14
14
0
40
7
0
32
32
32
40
66
68
66
32
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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