Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.7°C
3.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
1.5
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
106
142
181
179
171
169
94
93
90
90
90
159
203
122
93
89
204
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36PM1.71m
10:46AM1.36m
9:20PM1.75m
11:10AM1.41m
10:02PM1.76m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.01m
3:42PM0.87m
4:24AM-0.01m
4:19PM0.79m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
17
18
17
14
14
14
14
15
19
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
11
13
12
14
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
17
16
15
14
14
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