Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

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 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, severe gales from the SSE by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
480
350
350
399
399
547
711
703
429
458
1002
1485
837
748
644
739
636
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
5
N
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NE
5
NE
40
ESE
75
SSE
35
SW
25
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:56PM1.85m
8:58AM2.12m
9:36PM1.75m
9:23AM2.14m
10:16PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.53m
3:29PM0.30m
3:11AM0.66m
4:06PM0.28m
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
26
21
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
25
24
25
24
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25
24
24
20
10
15
16
19
19
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20
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