
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 342 | 310 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 352 | 348 | 348 | 339 | 313 | 212 | 209 | 251 | 248 | 206 | 203 | 192 | 211 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:06AM1.65m | 10:45PM1.79m | 11:37AM1.70m | 11:36PM1.68m | 12:07PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.42m | 5:09AM0.06m | 5:31PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.21m | 6:16PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
346 | 342 | 310 | 299 | 295 | 352 | 352 | 104 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 169 | 178 | 147 | 147 | 206 | 203 | 167 | 162 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
109 | 119 | 109 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 348 | 348 | 339 | 313 | 212 | 209 | 251 | 248 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WNW 11 | SSW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 |
109 | 90 | 78 | 66 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 85 | 85 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | 138 | 192 | 211 | 251 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 69 | 68 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 32 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 55 | 66 | 68 | 68 |
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