San Francisco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -03
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San Francisco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Francisco sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Francisco today?

The current surf forecast for San Francisco at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

Table - waves today at San Francisco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.9
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSE
11
1.4
WSW
5
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
1.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
59
37
35
33
33
30
15
15
15
14
29
14
15
28
45
69
65
70
84
127
117
113
80
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
10
E
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:37AM0.18m
10:41PM0.27m
12:20PM0.17m
11:08PM0.25m
1:13PM0.17m
11:39PM0.24m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.16m
7:02AM0.08m
2:41PM0.16m
7:33AM0.09m
2:43PM0.17m
8:08AM0.10m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
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7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:53
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
1
2
1
1
1
6
4
9
3
23
9
3
9
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
21
24
22
21
23
22
21
20
21
19
19
18
17
16
15
14
16
18
19
18
16
19
17
18
21
24
21
20
21
21
20
17
20
20
19
17
14
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
61
59
37
35
33
33
30
15
15
15
14
14
6
12
15
11
69
65
70
70
127
117
113
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
11
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
28
45
11
12
11
7
8
4
10
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
3
14
15
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
1.4
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
2
1
2
5
9
29
24
3
4
5
6
2
6
84
59
37
55
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
25
38
37
37
37
98
185
957
144
801
766
184
2
28
0
0
0
25
801
184
149
149
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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