
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
172 | 168 | 164 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 163 | 153 | 141 | 137 | 176 | 139 | 149 | 198 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 123 | 127 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.21m | 2:59PM1.73m | 6:09AM1.26m | 4:12PM1.67m | 7:12AM1.34m | 5:31PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM1.02m | 10:32PM-0.05m | 10:30AM1.05m | 11:47PM-0.03m | 12:01PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 |
172 | 168 | 164 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 136 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 124 | 121 | 96 | 80 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 |
102 | 98 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 165 | 163 | 153 | 141 | 137 | 176 | 139 | 149 | 198 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 123 | 127 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | WNW 4 |
61 | 61 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 7 | 32 |
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