Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
367
301
485
485
480
475
436
553
719
651
711
817
789
726
700
700
691
683
674
843
788
963
516
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
ENE
15
E
30
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47AM1.73m
12:49PM1.61m
7:24AM1.41m
2:51PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.67m
10:11PM0.66m
9:29AM1.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:48
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:09
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
26
25
26
29
30
31
30
29
27
25
25
28
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
24
27
26
24
26
26
25
23
22
27
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our K-181 surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest