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 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.6° C
2.2° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 8AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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 Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
310
371
367
299
276
262
255
255
251
214
211
261
200
186
180
178
178
178
180
178
239
236
184
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SW
5
ESE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NE
20
ESE
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:44AM1.11m
5:46PM1.38m
8:53AM1.20m
6:53PM1.49m
9:14AM1.26m
7:46PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.28m
12:12PM1.04m
1:38AM0.13m
1:19PM0.94m
2:19AM0.02m
2:04PM0.83m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:35
 mm
2
8
1
4
11
Temp °C
27
25
27
29
29
29
28
27
24
26
26
27
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
27
31
32
32
32
32
29
25
29
28
30
31
32
30
30
31
28
31
32
33
32
35
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