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Kelly Ave Surf Report & Forecast, Francis Beach, California

Kelly Ave, Francis Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 9 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 5.9 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the northwest, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 64°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 11:30 pm.

Fair

7–8 ft

overhead to well overhead · occasional 9 ft

Swell from the west; wind from the northwest at 10 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces east.NSWE
first light 6:16 amrating through the daylast light 5:31 pm
Swell
5.9 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.7 ft · 13 s · NW
Wind
10 mph (NW), gusts 16cross-shore
Tide
3.2 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 11:30 pm
Water
64°F3/2
Air
61°Ffeels like 58°F
Sun
rise 6:43 amset 5:04 pm

Kelly Ave surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Kelly Ave: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Kelly Ave today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-13711–13 ft6 am: Great7 am: Great8 am: Great9 am: Great10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Good2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:43 am5:04 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Kelly Ave tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015-1378–9 ft6 am: Good7 am: Good8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Great11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Good6 pm: Good6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Kelly Ave: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am11–12 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (NNE)4.2 ft
7 am11–13 ftGreat4 mph cross-shore (N)5.1 ft
8 am11–13 ftGreat5 mph cross-shore (N)5.9 ft
9 am11–13 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (N)6.4 ft
10 am11–12 ftGreat6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 116.4 ft
11 am10–12 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 145.8 ft
12 pm9–11 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 174.7 ft
1 pm8–10 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 153.3 ft
2 pm8–10 ftPoor to Fair11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 201.9 ft
3 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 210.7 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17-0.1 ft
5 pm8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 150.2 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am7–8 ftGood7 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 133.8 ft
7 am6–8 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 154.6 ft
8 am6–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (NNE)5.5 ft
9 am7–8 ftGood6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 116.1 ft
10 am7–8 ftGreat7 mph cross-shore (N)6.4 ft
11 am8–9 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 136.1 ft
12 pm8–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 145.3 ft
1 pm8–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 154.0 ft
2 pm7–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 152.6 ft
3 pm7–8 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 161.3 ft
4 pm8–9 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 150.3 ft
5 pm8–9 ftGood9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14-0.2 ft
6 pm8–9 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 15-0.2 ft

Kelly Ave waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 9 pm, sets at Kelly Ave arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 5 minutes, with about 136 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 8.3 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 136 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
63% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Kelly Ave surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Kelly Ave: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 12–16 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 12–16 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–12 ft and Good.

Kelly Ave surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510158–13Mon, Nov 9: GreatMonNov 96–9Tue, Nov 10: GreatTueNov 106–9Wed, Nov 11: GreatWedNov 118–11Thu, Nov 12: GreatThuNov 126–11Fri, Nov 13: Poor to FairFriNov 1312–16Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 1410–12Sun, Nov 15: GoodSunNov 1512–15Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 167–12Tue, Nov 17: GreatTueNov 175–8Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Kelly Ave are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Kelly Ave 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 98–13 ftGreat9.8 ft · 15 s · W5 mph cross-shore (N)11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 209 am
Tue, Nov 106–9 ftGreat5.4 ft · 13 s · W6 mph cross-shore (NNE)10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 1510 am
Wed, Nov 116–9 ftGreat5.8 ft · 13 s · W3 mph cross-shore (NNE)19 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 258 am
Thu, Nov 128–11 ftGreat5.5 ft · 14 s · W8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1313 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 239 am
Fri, Nov 136–11 ftPoor to Fair7.3 ft · 15 s · W14 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 2223 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 346 am
Sat, Nov 1412–16 ftGood14.9 ft · 16 s · W9 mph onshore (W), gusts 149 mph onshore (W), gusts 144 pm
Sun, Nov 1510–12 ftGood9.3 ft · 16 s · W8 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 1315 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 267 am
Mon, Nov 1612–15 ftPoor11.6 ft · 18 s · W14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 2713 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 244 pm
Tue, Nov 177–12 ftGreat—5 mph cross-shore (N)14 mph cross-shore (NW)7 am
Wed, Nov 185–8 ftPoor—23 mph onshore (NW)23 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 287 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Kelly Ave are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Kelly Ave tide chart and tide times

Tides at Kelly Ave today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.4 ft at 9:27 am, low -0.3 ft at 4:47 pm and high 4.5 ft at 11:30 pm. At 9 pm the tide is 3.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Kelly Ave, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 3.2 ft, risingHigh 6.4 ft9:27 amLow -0.3 ft4:47 pmHigh 4.5 ft11:30 pmLow 3.0 ft3:55 amHigh 6.4 ft9:57 amLow -0.3 ft5:23 pmHigh 4.4 ft12:22 amLow 3.4 ft4:25 amHigh 6.3 ft10:31 amLow 0.0 ft6:05 pmHigh 4.4 ft1:15 am
Tide height at Kelly Ave, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Kelly Ave tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 6.4 ft at 9:27 amLow -0.3 ft at 4:47 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 11:30 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 3.0 ft at 3:55 amHigh 6.4 ft at 9:57 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:23 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 4.4 ft at 12:22 amLow 3.4 ft at 4:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:31 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:05 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 4.4 ft at 1:15 amLow 3.7 ft at 4:57 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:05 amLow 0.4 ft at 6:48 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 4.5 ft at 2:12 amLow 4.0 ft at 5:38 amHigh 6.1 ft at 11:43 amLow 0.7 ft at 7:35 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 4.6 ft at 3:14 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:33 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:24 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:26 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 4.5 ft at 4:16 amLow 4.1 ft at 7:43 amHigh 5.3 ft at 1:16 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:18 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 4.4 ft at 5:02 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:26 amHigh 4.6 ft at 2:16 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10:02 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 4.6 ft at 5:36 amLow 3.4 ft at 10:56 am

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Kelly Ave water temperature

The water temperature at Kelly Ave is about 64°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 58°F and a 10 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 64°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 64 degrees, 3/2; 62 to 64 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood64°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Kelly Ave

Spots near Kelly Ave with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Kelly AveDunes BeachMiramarPrinceton JettyMavericksRoss's CoveMartins Beach

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About Kelly Ave

Kelly Ave is a beach break in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, facing west. Also called Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay State Beach and Francis.

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