Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
3.4° 

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 Oct):

  • 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 10PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
18
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
340
322
314
309
309
305
301
301
301
248
208
508
508
508
447
441
425
393
302
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:39PM1.79m
4:35AM1.33m
2:44PM1.68m
5:39AM1.38m
3:59PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:04PM-0.24m
9:08AM1.03m
10:10PM-0.14m
10:39AM0.97m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:13
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Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
9
12
11
10
11
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