Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
2.9° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1
WNW
7
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.3
WNW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
217
217
217
217
217
217
169
169
171
171
176
201
178
173
173
101
153
167
217
220
226
191
164
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM1.35m
2:40PM1.68m
3:28AM1.19m
3:17PM1.65m
4:57AM1.08m
4:01PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.47m
9:21PM0.35m
8:56AM0.67m
10:24PM0.32m
9:46AM0.85m
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6:26
6:28
6:28
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7:59
7:58
7:57
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Temp °C
13
12
13
16
17
16
13
13
12
12
13
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
12
17
16
15
11
12
11
10
13
13
15
14
11
12
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
11
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