Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 10 Mar 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
13.9° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)--
Afternoon (10 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (10 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.8
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.4
NW
0.6
SSW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)999988129121212191219181818188188889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8168781224641432329232192267216216251212231182178207207236204232196257311
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
1.04
4:12AM
1.46
8:14PM
1.11
5:19AM
1.45
8:55PM
1.18
6:29AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
1.05
12:05PM
0.22
12:02AM
1.08
1:12PM
0.17
1:16AM
1.03
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-7:12-------7:12-------7:13------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111110101010101418161414131313171916121110101114
Feels °C (?)555678812141110121111111515119878912
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