Surf Forecasts:
San Pancho (San Francisco) surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period, SW swell with 595 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Pancho (San Francisco) this week:
The surf forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 22s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Pancho (San Francisco) in the next 16 days are 0.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 355 | 350 | 245 | 246 | 306 | 303 | 284 | 379 | 375 | 447 | 595 | 476 | 493 | 493 | 482 | 432 | 421 | 421 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:09AM0.86m | 10:54AM1.31m | 10:42AM1.24m | 10:06AM1.18m | 9:09AM1.15m | 5:40PM1.08m | 8:30AM1.18m | 6:35PM1.20m | 8:20AM1.23m | 7:12PM1.32m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.52m | 4:01AM0.77m | 6:54PM0.62m | 00:38AM0.60m | 1:01AM0.49m | 1:55PM0.99m | 1:20AM0.40m | 1:37PM0.90m | 1:38AM0.33m | 1:43PM0.78m | 1:57AM0.27m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 411 | 355 | 350 | 245 | 180 | 178 | 168 | 284 | 379 | 375 | 447 | 595 | 476 | 493 | 493 | 482 | 432 | 421 | 421 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NW 4 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 5 | 162 | 224 | 246 | 306 | 303 | 111 | 101 | 99 | 72 | 94 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 73 | 52 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 22 | NW 4 | SSW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 166 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
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