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 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
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
411
322
255
355
350
350
350
301
245
288
277
246
309
306
306
303
303
303
299
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:09AM0.86m
10:54AM1.31m
10:42AM1.24m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.52m
4:01AM0.77m
6:54PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
31
30
29
28
27
28
30
30
29
28
Feels °C
33
34
33
33
32
33
34
35
35
36
35
33
33
31
32
33
31
30
33
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