Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
3.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
125
169
169
325
332
312
312
312
389
455
485
393
340
280
232
172
172
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:58PM1.92m
9:49AM1.29m
8:01PM1.98m
10:32AM1.39m
9:01PM2.03m
Low Tide
2:36AM-0.20m
2:04PM0.97m
3:29AM-0.29m
3:06PM0.89m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
15
18
19
17
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
15
17
17
15
12
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
12
12
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