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 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
32.0° 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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
341
350
186
218
215
176
224
293
301
309
322
406
411
411
353
266
255
251
248
248
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:48AM1.35m
00:12AM0.99m
12:03PM1.31m
00:59AM0.84m
12:13PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.59m
5:16AM0.70m
7:12PM0.64m
4:47AM0.77m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
2
1
2
3
2
1
4
Temp °C
29
31
30
29
29
28
26
27
28
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
35
33
30
30
32
32
29
31
32
33
33
34
35
32
31
31
32
34
33
34
33
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