Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.4°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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
188
230
147
310
432
432
508
381
443
508
453
435
370
441
546
644
644
644
636
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:58PM1.50m
10:06AM2.30m
00:00AM1.39m
10:51AM2.21m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.07m
3:42AM0.91m
5:28PM0.12m
4:18AM1.03m
6:30PM0.21m
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Temp °C
22
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
20
18
18
18
19
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