Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.9°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
13
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
509
501
494
442
435
397
449
513
529
442
390
423
388
325
314
346
179
163
147
122
153
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06AM2.00m
9:22PM1.87m
9:31AM2.08m
10:03PM1.76m
9:59AM2.14m
10:48PM1.61m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.43m
3:18AM0.51m
3:57PM0.34m
3:43AM0.62m
4:41PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
25
24
24
26
24
24
24
28
27
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
20
20
Feels °C
25
27
24
23
26
24
24
23
28
26
24
24
25
24
22
22
22
20
19
18
17
17
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