Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.2°C
5.4° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
453
435
370
441
546
644
644
644
636
483
519
566
558
558
479
551
543
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSW
5
SE
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:00AM1.39m
10:51AM2.21m
1:23AM1.32m
11:45AM2.07m
Low Tide
4:18AM1.03m
6:30PM0.21m
5:03AM1.15m
7:43PM0.30m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
21
19
18
18
18
19
18
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18
19
19
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