
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
627 | 627 | 450 | 441 | 457 | 379 | 375 | 442 | 528 | 534 | 649 | 700 | 608 | 436 | 372 | 429 | 505 | 510 | 600 | 600 | 600 | 499 | |
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 | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.27m | 8:56PM1.75m | 11:32AM1.30m | 9:38PM1.78m | 12:01PM1.33m | 10:17PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19PM1.01m | 4:25AM-0.10m | 4:01PM0.98m | 4:58AM-0.13m | 4:38PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
68 | 627 | 450 | 441 | 457 | 379 | 375 | 121 | 97 | 534 | 649 | 700 | 608 | 436 | 272 | 222 | 228 | 510 | 600 | 600 | 234 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
627 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 117 | 117 | 442 | 528 | 30 | 63 | 27 | 36 | 64 | 214 | 429 | 505 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 600 | 499 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 10 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 18 | SW 12 |
27 | 33 | 17 | — | — | 12 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 184 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — |
— | 62 | 62 | 74 | 110 | 165 | 158 | 158 | — | 90 | 97 | 114 | 198 | 272 | 372 | 309 | 318 | 183 | 168 | 168 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 |
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