Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.3°C
5.8° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 4AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
19
1.1
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
18
1.6
WNW
17
1.6
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
366
361
500
880
721
681
585
475
452
201
279
248
197
239
346
393
446
1165
1514
1444
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:34PM1.68m
6:04AM2.00m
6:26PM1.66m
6:30AM2.09m
7:13PM1.64m
6:56AM2.15m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.53m
12:30PM0.52m
00:10AM0.62m
1:08PM0.37m
00:40AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
23
23
24
23
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
20
20
20
22
20
21
22
22
20
19
18
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