Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Francis Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Francis Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 362 | 358 | 340 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 248 | 208 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 447 | 441 | 425 | 393 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.79m | 4:35AM1.33m | 2:44PM1.68m | 5:39AM1.38m | 3:59PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM1.00m | 9:04PM-0.24m | 9:08AM1.03m | 10:10PM-0.14m | 10:39AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 362 | 362 | 358 | 340 | 322 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 248 | 208 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 183 | 124 | 425 | 393 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 26 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 13 | 14 | 73 | 70 | 107 | 69 | 69 | 155 | 207 | 44 | 26 | 55 | 447 | 441 | 50 | 47 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | S 9 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 12 | W 24 | W 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 82 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 39 | 79 | 77 | 10 | 9 | 134 | 127 | 126 | 65 | 65 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 53 | 51 | 44 | 76 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 60 | 286 | — | 59 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 66 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 7 |
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