Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.4°C
5.4° 

K-181 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at K-181 today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 3AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at K-181. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
134
78
150
192
243
243
188
230
147
310
432
432
432
381
443
508
453
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:05PM1.61m
9:27AM2.33m
10:58PM1.50m
10:06AM2.30m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.81m
4:35PM0.07m
3:42AM0.91m
5:28PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
21
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
19
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