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 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.8°C
2.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
365
360
355
350
293
289
281
238
238
241
241
241
281
234
228
187
238
238
638
751
943
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:24AM1.30m
7:45PM1.42m
8:35AM1.38m
8:18PM1.48m
8:49AM1.46m
8:51PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.64m
2:16AM0.25m
2:21PM0.50m
2:37AM0.26m
2:47PM0.37m
thunderstorm
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
2
4
2
3
5
5
Temp °C
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
34
34
35
34
34
33
33
34
35
35
31
32
33
32
31
32
34
33
33
32
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