Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Francis Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111118181818171610107889101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12816117619719419419218813310410026855978214731515970804746983522522522564
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
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
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
1.15
3:33AM
1.69
6:46PM
1.20
4:47AM
1.62
7:49PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
-0.12
9:34PM
0.96
11:11AM
-0.09
11:07PM
1.00
12:27PM
-0.09
12:36AM
0.92
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise7:07-------7:05-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16191918151212121214141310988915181514141617
Feels °C (?)1415141311991010111084434611131010121314
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