Surf Forecasts:
San Pancho (San Francisco) surf forecast from 24 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 26 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 27 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period, SW swell with 2,005 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 25 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Friday (Sep 25) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 6s. 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 2.4m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 27) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Sat 26th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Sun 27th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Pancho (San Francisco) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 241 | 234 | 195 | 218 | 848 | 1043 | 1452 | 1651 | 1734 | 1622 | 471 | 872 | 711 | 948 | 1318 | 1207 | 388 | 302 | 348 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.48m | 8:49AM1.46m | 8:51PM1.51m | 9:06AM1.52m | 9:25PM1.49m | 9:24AM1.57m | 10:00PM1.43m | 9:45AM1.60m | 10:36PM1.31m | 10:07AM1.59m | 11:16PM1.17m | 10:30AM1.55m | 00:07AM1.00m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.50m | 2:37AM0.26m | 2:47PM0.37m | 2:59AM0.30m | 3:16PM0.26m | 3:21AM0.37m | 3:47PM0.18m | 3:42AM0.47m | 4:20PM0.16m | 4:03AM0.57m | 4:58PM0.19m | 4:19AM0.68m | 5:41PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 36 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 281 | 241 | 234 | 195 | 164 | 848 | 1043 | 1452 | 1651 | 1734 | 1622 | 458 | 872 | 711 | 948 | 1318 | 1207 | 388 | 188 | 103 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 12 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 218 | 78 | 125 | 110 | 22 | 18 | 158 | 471 | 224 | 147 | 176 | 167 | 188 | 302 | 302 | 348 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 11 | NW 11 | NW 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 50 | 199 | — | 65 | 137 | 130 | 216 | 114 | 176 | 94 | 154 | 66 | 30 | 43 | 31 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 40 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
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