
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 89 | 114 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 183 | 183 | 179 | 166 | 157 | 281 | 252 | 370 | 366 | 358 | 338 | 318 | 437 | 431 | 419 | 378 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:42AM1.53m | 7:57PM1.63m | 9:18AM1.62m | 8:58PM1.62m | 9:50AM1.69m | 9:55PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.65m | 2:39AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.45m | 3:20AM0.12m | 3:53PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
32 | 33 | 32 | 91 | 90 | 22 | 25 | 83 | 149 | 149 | 152 | 164 | 167 | 158 | 366 | 110 | 123 | 125 | 437 | 431 | 419 | 378 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
94 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 29 | 90 | 88 | 21 | 179 | 166 | 157 | 255 | 252 | 370 | 85 | 358 | 338 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 376 | 371 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 24 |
87 | 84 | 114 | 63 | 83 | 83 | 183 | 183 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 74 | 56 | 13 | 132 | 126 | 155 | 37 | 57 | 141 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 39 |
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