Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.9°C
1.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
295
386
437
431
509
501
563
442
435
397
449
449
529
504
390
417
376
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44PM1.94m
9:06AM2.00m
9:22PM1.87m
9:31AM2.08m
10:03PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.42m
3:18PM0.43m
3:18AM0.51m
3:57PM0.34m
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Temp °C
23
22
22
23
23
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
28
29
25
24
26
25
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
25
27
25
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27
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