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 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.8°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 1PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
502
560
496
421
411
322
255
355
350
350
350
301
297
288
277
246
309
306
306
303
303
303
299
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:53AM1.37m
00:09AM0.86m
10:54AM1.31m
10:42AM1.24m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.72m
6:06PM0.52m
4:01AM0.77m
6:54PM0.62m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
30
30
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
30
31
30
29
Feels °C
32
32
32
33
33
34
34
33
33
32
33
35
34
35
33
35
34
33
32
35
34
31
33
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