Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (04 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
2
3
4
4
5
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
W
16
1
W
15
1.3
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.6
W
14
2.3
W
18
2.3
W
17
2.2
W
17
2
W
16
1.9
WNW
16
1.9
WNW
16
1.8
W
16
2
W
16
2
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
914
855
960
711
504
156
170
434
653
794
1269
1269
929
3310
3198
2833
2194
1916
1869
1630
2036
1985
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:55PM1.37m
7:33AM1.73m
8:02PM1.37m
8:06AM1.78m
9:02PM1.36m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.41m
1:01AM0.27m
2:00PM0.21m
1:43AM0.41m
2:44PM0.04m
2:23AM0.54m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
18
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
14
12
13
14
16
13
12
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
12
13
15
14
13
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