Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.6°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
242
229
313
313
326
188
348
352
295
299
166
251
248
293
293
293
245
245
238
231
221
181
215
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
0
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:58AM1.32m
2:45PM1.82m
6:25AM1.46m
4:28PM1.83m
6:51AM1.60m
5:44PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:37AM1.31m
10:59PM0.40m
10:34AM1.25m
11:58PM0.32m
11:55AM1.07m
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
28
28
30
33
31
30
30
25
27
28
30
32
30
30
33
32
29
29
31
31
28
28
29
29
Feels °C
28
28
28
32
30
30
30
26
28
29
29
31
28
28
30
30
29
29
31
30
28
27
30
31
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