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 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.3° C
2.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
11
0.7
WSW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
444
432
365
346
371
355
184
184
233
159
264
242
229
192
148
145
111
108
94
84
138
84
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39AM0.85m
2:28PM1.21m
3:34PM1.20m
4:53PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.80m
11:42PM0.64m
00:45AM0.52m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:44
7:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
28
29
30
30
28
28
28
27
28
29
30
30
29
Feels °C
31
31
31
32
32
33
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
34
31
32
33
31
33
33
33
34
34
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