Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
165
163
153
141
137
176
139
149
198
157
157
155
123
127
130
167
167
167
167
167
164
97
95
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:09AM1.26m
4:12PM1.67m
7:12AM1.34m
5:31PM1.64m
8:01AM1.44m
6:48PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:30AM1.05m
11:47PM-0.03m
12:01PM0.98m
00:55AM-0.03m
1:15PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
20
21
26
28
24
21
22
21
22
23
28
25
23
20
20
17
21
19
25
25
22
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
20
25
26
22
19
21
20
21
21
27
23
21
19
19
16
20
18
24
22
20
18
19
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