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48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 May 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | |
 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | 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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 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) | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| 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) | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 20 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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