Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
718
223
736
721
619
495
424
485
506
506
506
506
495
506
452
383
351
331
279
237
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:29PM1.82m
2:10AM1.30m
1:10PM1.82m
3:23AM1.23m
1:59PM1.78m
Low Tide
7:21PM-0.08m
7:04AM0.79m
8:16PM-0.10m
7:54AM0.92m
9:20PM-0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
17
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
19
18
15
13
12
13
13
13
16
17
16
15
15
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