San Francisco surfForecast / South / Uruguay

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am 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 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
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 74mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
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
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
63
61
59
37
35
33
33
30
15
15
15
14
22
32
12
28
46
70
67
71
70
111
115
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:37AM0.18m
10:41PM0.27m
12:20PM0.17m
11:08PM0.25m
1:13PM0.17m
11:39PM0.24m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.07m
2:19PM0.16m
7:02AM0.08m
2:41PM0.16m
7:33AM0.09m
2:43PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
cloud
light rain
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:53
5:53
5:52
5:52
3
1
1
5
2
25
7
26
1
Temp °C
13
14
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
20
23
22
22
22
23
20
20
19
20
19
16
16
16
10
11
15
17
20
17
16
15
15
16
19
22
21
20
20
21
17
17
19
19
20
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
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
E
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
Energy kJ
94
63
61
59
37
35
33
33
30
15
15
15
14
14
6
12
17
12
70
67
71
70
111
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
6
0.3
SSE
10
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
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
22
11
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
28
46
15
15
14
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
1
5
10
22
32
3
9
11
9
3
16
37
20
20
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
25
37
37
25
37
98
185
957
144
801
801
185
28
58
0
0
25
103
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay - South
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Uruguay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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