Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Pancho (San Francisco) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Pancho (San Francisco). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
197 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 138 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 206 | 245 | 255 | 144 | 118 | 180 | 186 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.19m | 10:57AM1.13m | 3:06PM1.11m | 9:41AM1.12m | 5:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.56m | 2:30PM1.11m | 1:21AM0.44m | 1:32PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
197 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 138 | 129 | 133 | 133 | 206 | 245 | 255 | 144 | 118 | 180 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
1 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 109 | 79 | 42 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 4 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 5 | WSW 3 |
13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | SW 2 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 506 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 43 |
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