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 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
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
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
366
502
560
496
421
411
322
255
355
350
350
350
301
297
288
277
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:42PM1.00m
10:53AM1.37m
00:09AM0.86m
10:54AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.72m
6:06PM0.52m
4:01AM0.77m
6:54PM0.62m
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<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
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
31
29
Feels °C
32
32
33
32
32
34
34
34
32
33
32
32
34
34
34
37
33
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