San Pancho (San Francisco) Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 105.42° W

San Pancho (San Francisco) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
32.0° C
2.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
346
341
336
336
341
350
218
218
176
176
224
293
301
309
322
406
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
WNW
15
W
5
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:38PM1.15m
11:48AM1.35m
00:12AM0.99m
12:03PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.59m
6:23PM0.59m
5:16AM0.70m
7:12PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
5
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
27
27
27
28
29
30
30
27
Feels °C
36
35
33
33
34
32
30
30
31
30
32
31
32
32
33
35
31
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