Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
485
495
443
495
433
368
385
359
308
274
305
248
251
241
179
175
175
179
163
163
163
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:10PM1.82m
3:23AM1.23m
1:59PM1.78m
4:47AM1.21m
2:59PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.79m
8:16PM-0.10m
7:54AM0.92m
9:20PM-0.08m
9:01AM1.02m
10:32PM-0.05m
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
19
20
18
14
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
14
14
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20
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20
17
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Feels °C
15
20
19
16
13
12
13
13
14
17
17
17
14
14
14
15
16
19
18
19
16
16
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