Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 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 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
367
362
367
301
485
485
480
475
436
553
719
651
711
817
789
726
700
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
E
20
E
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
W
15
NW
10
NNW
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:47AM1.73m
12:49PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.60m
8:38PM0.67m
10:11PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
26
25
26
29
31
31
30
29
25
24
25
27
26
25
26
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
23
23
26
27
23
25
25
22
22
23
25
26
23
25
24
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