Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
162
158
190
226
171
218
219
216
176
257
310
254
251
251
251
248
242
229
313
313
326
188
348
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM1.27m
11:55AM2.02m
3:12AM1.20m
1:02PM1.90m
5:58AM1.32m
2:45PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:02AM1.03m
7:52PM0.46m
5:29AM1.18m
9:34PM0.47m
7:37AM1.31m
10:59PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
25
27
27
27
29
30
29
28
31
35
32
30
28
28
Feels °C
22
21
23
23
23
23
25
24
25
24
26
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
31
29
30
29
28
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