Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 28 Feb 2026 PST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616141413131313151515151414101010999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6710210215814513998969586855679548179131160180199230215195161
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
SSE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
1.83
9:31PM
1.50
8:27AM
1.84
10:04PM
1.56
9:18AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.84
2:41PM
-0.21
2:39AM
0.71
3:23PM
-0.19
3:27AM
0.57
4:00PM
-0.12
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:39-----
Sunset-----6:01-------6:02-------6:04--
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C212019211817141413131314151413131213131415151413
Feels °C (?)212018211615131412121314121213121012121313121211
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