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San Pancho (San Francisco) surf break

San Pancho (San Francisco) surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
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San Pancho (San Francisco) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
26.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Pancho (San Francisco) today?

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 11AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141818161616161615151515151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52535362104102918613114413813017617417416916716516315814513913798
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.45
9:45PM
1.19
8:13AM
1.51
10:07PM
1.21
8:45AM
1.56
10:29PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:59AM
0.89
2:58PM
0.11
2:26AM
0.84
3:24PM
0.07
2:53AM
0.79
3:50PM
0.05
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:41-------7:41-------7:41-----
Sunset-----6:40-------6:42-------6:43--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323252525242323222324252524232322232525242323
Feels °C (?)242425272627262524232425252524242423242626262525
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