Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.90° S 55.25° W

San Francisco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Francisco sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for San Francisco at 1PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
12
12
13
12
7
15
14
14
15
13
30
40
41
27
15
22
12
8
9
10
20
18
20
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:06PM0.23m
2:56AM0.21m
5:49PM0.23m
4:02AM0.23m
6:47PM0.22m
4:59AM0.25m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.10m
10:43PM0.13m
10:56AM0.08m
11:42PM0.15m
12:04PM0.05m
00:39AM0.17m
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:37
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Temp °C
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
14
12
13
14
15
17
20
18
18
16
15
13
13
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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