Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
342
310
255
203
245
245
291
287
287
280
266
169
169
164
162
158
190
224
171
171
219
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:30AM2.15m
11:41PM1.44m
11:08AM2.11m
00:55AM1.27m
11:55AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.33m
4:35AM0.89m
6:31PM0.40m
5:02AM1.03m
7:52PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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Temp °C
20
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
18
20
19
20
21
23
22
22
23
23
21
21
23
23
22
22
23
25
24
23
24
26
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