Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.8°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
1
WNW
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
223
154
153
177
264
354
342
310
306
239
299
245
291
287
287
280
266
167
214
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:48PM1.61m
10:30AM2.15m
11:41PM1.44m
11:08AM2.11m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.31m
4:09AM0.75m
5:30PM0.33m
4:35AM0.89m
6:31PM0.40m
part cloud
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
23
22
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
19
19
17
18
18
20
21
19
20
22
21
21
21
22
23
22
21
22
22
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