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 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
32.0° C
2.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
411
411
353
266
255
251
248
248
245
206
203
197
149
144
144
142
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:59AM0.84m
12:13PM1.25m
12:08PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.77m
9:54PM0.68m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:27
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
27
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
34
33
32
31
32
33
33
35
33
31
30
30
32
34
33
34
34
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