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 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.7°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 10AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
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
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
211
314
346
582
671
742
755
834
643
635
553
539
525
499
485
685
667
459
459
346
346
393
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:53AM1.39m
9:33PM1.52m
10:10AM1.43m
10:05PM1.46m
10:28AM1.47m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.17m
3:33PM0.49m
3:55AM0.23m
4:03PM0.42m
4:16AM0.32m
4:36PM0.38m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
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7:21
7:20
7:19
 mm
1
2
5
4
3
4
1
2
Temp °C
29
28
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
29
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
Feels °C
35
34
35
35
33
34
32
33
33
32
31
34
33
34
33
32
31
31
30
32
32
33
32
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