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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.7° C
2.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
203
197
149
144
144
142
140
140
114
113
113
138
129
133
133
206
245
255
144
118
180
186
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:08PM1.19m
10:57AM1.13m
3:06PM1.11m
9:41AM1.12m
5:48PM1.16m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.56m
2:30PM1.11m
1:21AM0.44m
1:32PM1.04m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:27
7:25
 mm
1
2
2
2
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
31
31
30
29
28
28
28
30
30
30
29
28
26
26
27
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
32
32
34
34
35
35
36
35
34
34
33
35
34
35
34
34
28
29
31
32
31
31
32
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