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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Pancho (San Francisco) sea temperature is
31.6° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) at 11AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
366
246
130
129
165
161
254
330
413
487
413
408
335
305
309
421
486
492
492
567
553
539
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SE
15
E
5
ESE
0
NW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
15
W
5
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:40PM1.26m
00:02AM1.16m
1:11PM1.24m
00:55AM0.99m
1:45PM1.23m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.38m
6:23PM0.74m
6:19AM0.54m
7:28PM0.75m
6:28AM0.69m
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
7
14
3
Temp °C
27
25
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
30
30
29
Feels °C
30
29
29
31
33
33
32
33
31
31
32
32
31
32
31
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
33
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