Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.4°C
3.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
703
516
3360
1945
1372
837
748
739
739
729
620
566
551
475
525
503
491
547
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
45
SSE
50
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
S
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:36PM1.75m
9:23AM2.14m
10:16PM1.63m
9:48AM2.11m
10:58PM1.50m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.66m
4:06PM0.28m
3:35AM0.79m
4:43PM0.31m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:46
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6:17
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6:16
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3
6
10
4
3
2
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Temp °C
23
24
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
25
19
14
18
18
20
20
21
20
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
15
17
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