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 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.5°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1265
961
662
833
869
869
1188
1448
1167
887
780
628
592
612
749
706
683
531
478
486
628
604
543
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:06AM1.52m
9:25PM1.49m
9:24AM1.57m
10:00PM1.43m
9:45AM1.60m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.30m
3:16PM0.26m
3:21AM0.37m
3:47PM0.18m
3:42AM0.47m
4:20PM0.16m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:50
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6:53
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6:52
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 mm
2
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2
1
1
2
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1
1
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1
2
Temp °C
26
27
28
29
29
29
29
27
27
27
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
30
31
33
33
33
32
32
31
31
31
32
34
33
33
34
33
33
31
33
34
34
33
32
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