San Francisco Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.90° S 55.25° W

San Francisco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Francisco sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.8° 

San Francisco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at San Francisco today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Francisco at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
101
101
99
73
68
65
47
37
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
12
12
12
11
17
10
42
13
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
40
NW
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09AM0.20m
5:00AM0.21m
11:44AM0.27m
5:53AM0.21m
12:36PM0.29m
6:46AM0.21m
1:37PM0.30m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.20m
7:44AM0.19m
8:19PM0.03m
8:20AM0.20m
9:15PM0.02m
8:50AM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
7
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
16
12
Feels °C
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
11
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
15
17
9
5
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