Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
W
16
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
103
81
79
69
64
66
101
90
81
98
104
103
171
186
142
179
370
287
274
268
237
293
433
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM1.30m
9:34PM1.66m
10:21AM1.28m
10:02PM1.68m
11:13AM1.26m
10:27PM1.68m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.19m
3:11PM0.32m
4:07AM0.04m
3:48PM0.45m
4:44AM-0.08m
4:23PM0.57m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
9
9
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
8
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
28
29
28
22
26
64
66
47
62
81
98
74
100
100
119
142
179
370
287
274
268
237
293
433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
15
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
113
103
81
79
69
12
13
101
71
64
61
93
90
86
82
58
96
209
150
136
176
171
168
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
Energy kJ
27
27
28
28
13
7
25
13
90
40
39
104
103
135
186
127
157
33
54
33
33
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
37
51
171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
66
32
32
32
32
37
40
68
66
32
32
32
0
40
66
483
66
40
39
40
18
40
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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