San Rafael Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.82° N 71.31° W

San Rafael 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Rafael sea temperature is
29.7°C
0.9° 

San Rafael 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 Rafael today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for San Rafael at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
69
58
56
46
60
45
54
54
56
66
70
73
73
75
91
93
93
143
109
112
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58AM0.05m
7:28PM0.24m
8:36AM0.06m
7:57PM0.24m
8:35AM0.08m
8:23PM0.24m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.05m
5:30AM0.05m
11:00AM0.05m
5:57AM0.08m
11:53AM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
29
30
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
30
29
27
27
27
27
27
29
30
29
27
27
Feels °C
30
32
31
29
30
29
30
29
30
31
31
29
30
30
30
28
30
31
31
29
29
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