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 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.5°C
2.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 8PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
303
299
284
321
314
379
375
375
375
375
447
452
583
595
595
476
476
482
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:06AM1.18m
9:09AM1.15m
5:40PM1.08m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.60m
1:01AM0.49m
1:55PM0.99m
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thunderstorm
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6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
2
6
5
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
31
32
33
32
31
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
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