Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.4°C
5.6° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
543
407
401
395
407
496
770
811
811
871
827
640
631
623
631
649
720
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
15
ESE
15
E
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:13AM1.34m
12:57PM1.90m
4:40AM1.46m
2:33PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.30m
6:20AM1.26m
9:04PM0.36m
8:43AM1.29m
10:16PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:57
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1
5
8
3
11
3
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
17
16
16
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
17
16
15
16
17
15
16
17
16
16
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