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 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.1°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
384
303
423
534
614
614
607
600
655
625
865
844
823
653
653
661
661
661
748
739
739
729
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
00:02AM0.89m
10:14AM1.33m
10:08AM1.25m
9:37AM1.18m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.81m
6:10PM0.54m
7:42PM0.65m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:56
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6:58
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6:37
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6:36
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 mm
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2
4
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1
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1
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2
4
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
26
25
23
22
23
Feels °C
32
29
29
32
32
31
33
32
31
30
29
32
32
33
31
30
29
28
25
24
24
25
26
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