Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.9° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
2
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
8
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
339
245
245
291
287
287
280
266
169
169
164
162
158
190
224
171
171
219
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:41PM1.44m
11:08AM2.11m
00:55AM1.27m
11:55AM2.02m
Low Tide
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
23
23
22
21
21
22
21
22
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
21
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
22
22
24
24
23
23
25
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