Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.7°C
3.9° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, severe gales from the SE by Sat night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.2
SW
16
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
399
547
711
703
516
748
2628
1631
837
653
644
739
636
620
566
551
475
525
503
491
547
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
75
SE
75
SSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:58AM2.12m
9:36PM1.75m
9:23AM2.14m
10:16PM1.63m
9:48AM2.11m
10:58PM1.50m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.30m
3:11AM0.66m
4:06PM0.28m
3:35AM0.79m
4:43PM0.31m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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6:45
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6:46
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6:20
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6:17
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6:16
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1
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4
5
3
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
22
23
23
22
25
24
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
25
12
8
15
17
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
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