Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.7
SSW
12
1
WNW
7
0.4
SW
16
1.1
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
223
491
424
336
281
239
239
245
239
223
212
179
170
129
104
94
105
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:33PM1.60m
10:58AM1.66m
11:21PM1.55m
11:25AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.25m
5:09PM0.23m
5:13AM0.36m
5:49PM0.09m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
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