Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 PDT
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Francis Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Francis Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)1515151515141414131313131313136711111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34343438545471656363626252494983145615785110470514711170966
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
1.54
10:50PM
1.65
11:06AM
1.48
11:15PM
1.67
11:53AM
1.40
11:40PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.16
4:59AM
0.16
4:59PM
0.29
5:37AM
0.06
5:31PM
0.43
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise6:56-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:31-------7:32----
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------12---------
Temp. °C151615151413131313151414131312101012121211111010
Feels °C (?)13151212121212111111111211108555544667
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