Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 161 | 155 | 211 | 211 | 207 | 434 | 334 | 314 | 211 | 264 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 291 | 242 | 223 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.65m | 00:30AM1.72m | 1:31PM1.68m | 1:22AM1.54m | 2:05PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.49m | 6:58AM0.06m | 7:28PM0.43m | 7:35AM0.26m | 8:23PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 434 | 334 | 314 | 211 | 264 | 371 | 371 | 367 | 367 | 299 | 291 | 242 | 223 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 103 | 161 | 155 | 211 | 169 | 207 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 75 | 23 | 72 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 102 | 103 | 103 | 211 | 130 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 379 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 69 | 55 | 40 |
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