San Pancho (San Francisco) Surf Break

Lat Long: 20.90° N 105.42° W

San Pancho (San Francisco) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.3°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 6PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
945
1199
739
729
729
620
666
566
558
503
503
496
489
418
412
412
418
418
407
401
401
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
W
0
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
9:37AM1.18m
8:20AM1.14m
4:58PM1.00m
7:31AM1.18m
6:10PM1.11m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.58m
1:53PM0.95m
00:27AM0.52m
1:15PM0.84m
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clear
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6:58
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Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
32
32
31
33
31
29
28
30
31
32
32
32
31
31
32
31
33
33
33
34
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