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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.9° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
224
293
301
309
322
406
411
411
353
266
255
251
248
248
245
206
203
155
149
147
144
142
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM0.99m
12:03PM1.31m
00:59AM0.84m
12:13PM1.25m
12:08PM1.19m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.70m
7:12PM0.64m
4:47AM0.77m
9:54PM0.68m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
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7:29
7:28
7:27
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
31
31
33
33
34
35
34
33
33
33
33
35
33
35
34
32
29
29
30
33
33
34
35
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