Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.3°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
508
381
443
508
453
435
370
441
546
644
644
644
644
483
519
566
558
558
479
551
543
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:06AM2.30m
00:00AM1.39m
10:51AM2.21m
1:23AM1.32m
11:45AM2.07m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.12m
4:18AM1.03m
6:30PM0.21m
5:03AM1.15m
7:43PM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
19
18
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