Francis Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 2.1°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 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1391
1758
2022
1874
1722
1440
1780
2251
2843
3287
3247
4282
3276
3118
1910
2567
3118
3059
1395
1020
703
570
564
592
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49PM1.90m
11:50AM1.31m
10:31PM1.95m
12:48PM1.33m
11:16PM1.96m
1:45PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:55AM-0.47m
4:33PM0.71m
5:43AM-0.58m
5:21PM0.79m
6:32AM-0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
15
18
18
17
18
18
15
5
3
3
2
3
6
4
3
2
1
3
5
5
8
6
7
7
9
11
11
10
12
13
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
1.7
W
13
0.4
SW
13
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
146
148
157
153
157
106
103
82
82
82
53
2871
2227
2090
914
46
2136
1967
1395
1020
703
570
67
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
81
118
154
158
112
107
7
15
15
7
7
53
51
48
46
31
35
35
45
17
44
26
16
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
19
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
7
7
31
31
31
30
17
17
7
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1391
1758
2022
1874
1722
1440
1780
2251
2843
3287
3247
4282
3276
3118
1910
2567
3118
3059
564
592
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
7
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
66
66
66
66
65
66
66
66
66
68
68
66
66
65
66
37
66
68
66
100
55
55
55
66
Best forecast wave conditions in San Mateo
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
9
9
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Francis Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest