Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 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 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). 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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
553
553
419
407
547
399
399
313
373
417
458
452
452
447
525
512
474
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22PM1.68m
7:15AM1.80m
7:06PM1.73m
7:33AM1.94m
7:49PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.51m
1:16PM0.74m
1:13AM0.53m
1:50PM0.53m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
22
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
16
17
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