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San Francisco surfForecast / South / Uruguay
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at San Francisco today?
The current surf forecast for San Francisco at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at San Francisco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 64 | 161 | 45 | 55 | 41 | 74 | 62 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 39 | 40 | 56 | 38 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:10AM 0.21 | 3:42PM 0.21 | 10:02PM 0.33 | 11:54AM 0.19 | 4:44PM 0.21 | 10:53PM 0.34 | 12:38PM 0.17 | 5:39PM 0.19 | 11:48PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34AM -0.01 | 1:17PM 0.20 | 5:34PM 0.21 | 6:33AM -0.02 | 1:39PM 0.18 | 6:14PM 0.20 | 7:31AM -0.01 | 2:12PM 0.16 | 6:57PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
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