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Francis Beach

San Mateo County, California, United States

Francis Beach 1 photo

  • Half Moon Bay - Beach

    Half Moon Bay - Beach. K Danko, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.1
0 km/h0 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C56°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
106 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
2.0 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
6.0Good8 am64
6.1Good9 am00
5.9Good10 am42
6.0Good11 am11
6.7Good12 pm106
6.8Good1 pm85
6.9Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm85
6.7Good4 pm159
6.5Good5 pm149
6.3Good6 pm138
Sat
6.6Good8 am42
6.6Good9 am53
7.2Great10 am11
7.5Great11 am53
7.7Great12 pm85
7.8Great1 pm106
6.1Good2 pm127
7.0Great3 pm128
6.8Good4 pm138
7.1Great5 pm138
7.2Great6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 2 am, -0.3 m. High at 9 am, 0.9 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.4 m. High at 9 pm, 0.7 mLow 2 am, -0.3 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 0.9 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 2 am, -0.3 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.2 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms90 m290 ft away
  • Showers90 m300 ft away
  • Drinking water170 m560 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1.1 miHalf Moon Bay (town)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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