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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.8° C
2.3° 

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 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
410
404
404
404
404
350
346
341
336
336
341
350
218
218
176
215
308
293
301
309
322
406
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
30
SW
40
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:31AM1.38m
11:38PM1.15m
11:48AM1.35m
00:12AM0.99m
12:03PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.45m
5:44PM0.54m
5:18AM0.59m
6:23PM0.59m
5:16AM0.70m
7:12PM0.64m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
31
31
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
28
28
26
27
28
29
30
30
29
Feels °C
32
32
33
34
35
36
35
35
34
34
34
35
31
29
31
32
29
31
32
33
33
34
35
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