Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.9°C
4.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 10AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
419
407
547
399
399
313
373
417
458
452
452
407
525
512
474
382
275
275
372
372
305
268
264
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:15AM1.80m
7:06PM1.73m
7:33AM1.94m
7:49PM1.75m
7:56AM2.08m
8:32PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.51m
1:16PM0.74m
1:13AM0.53m
1:50PM0.53m
1:40AM0.57m
2:27PM0.34m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
21
19
19
19
20
17
19
19
17
17
17
19
18
16
17
18
16
18
19
18
18
19
20
19
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