Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.1°C
5.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
18
1.1
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
18
1.4
WNW
17
1.6
WNW
17
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
20
1.1
WNW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
320
248
237
239
281
389
446
1165
1125
1444
1179
1150
1150
950
1121
991
848
716
697
687
687
668
504
482
441
737
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:30AM2.09m
7:13PM1.64m
6:56AM2.15m
7:56PM1.61m
7:21AM2.18m
8:36PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.62m
1:08PM0.37m
00:40AM0.71m
1:44PM0.26m
1:07AM0.80m
2:18PM0.20m
1:34AM0.89m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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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Temp °C
20
20
21
23
24
23
23
24
23
22
23
26
28
26
26
26
24
24
24
27
26
25
26
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
20
20
22
21
20
21
21
19
18
19
22
25
24
24
23
21
21
21
26
22
23
24
24
22
22
22
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