Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
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
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.6
W
12
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
169
171
176
255
125
173
173
104
153
167
217
220
226
191
158
152
157
169
124
99
113
110
113
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
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
on
on
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
3:28AM1.19m
3:17PM1.65m
4:57AM1.08m
4:01PM1.62m
6:46AM1.07m
4:53PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.67m
10:24PM0.32m
9:46AM0.85m
11:32PM0.29m
10:54AM0.99m
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6:28
6:28
6:28
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7:58
7:57
7:55
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
13
17
17
16
13
13
13
12
13
16
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
15
14
11
12
12
13
13
16
15
14
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
12
11
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