San Pancho (San Francisco) Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 105.42° W

San Pancho (San Francisco) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.3° C
2.2° 

San Pancho (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 Pancho (San Francisco) today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
129
104
82
81
81
148
190
362
366
243
130
129
165
161
254
326
413
487
413
408
284
258
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
S
0
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM1.27m
11:19PM1.33m
12:40PM1.26m
00:02AM1.16m
1:11PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.22m
5:32PM0.73m
5:58AM0.38m
6:23PM0.74m
6:19AM0.54m
7:28PM0.75m
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6:28
6:30
6:30
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7:45
7:45
7:45
 mm
4
3
2
3
1
Temp °C
28
27
28
29
30
30
28
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
26
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
33
31
32
33
34
31
32
34
33
32
33
34
33
34
33
33
33
29
30
32
32
32
31
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