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 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • 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 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
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

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
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
350
186
218
176
176
224
293
301
309
322
406
411
411
353
266
255
251
248
248
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
ENE
5
SE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
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
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
4
3
9
2
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
25
26
27
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
Feels °C
31
33
34
33
26
30
31
33
33
34
35
32
31
31
32
33
33
34
33
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