Francis Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.45° N 122.44° W

Francis Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Francis Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Francis Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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 Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
346
346
342
260
248
248
274
264
512
606
561
485
424
393
511
410
393
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
0
E
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:18PM1.53m
9:25AM1.37m
8:12PM1.58m
9:49AM1.43m
9:01PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.14m
2:43PM0.82m
3:07AM0.12m
3:20PM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
18
20
19
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
13
12
13
15
14
13
11
12
13
14
14
17
18
16
13
14
  • 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
How to use the Wavefinder 

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