Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 3PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
3
3
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
711
817
789
726
700
700
691
683
674
778
788
963
516
509
693
740
759
759
759
759
740
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:49PM1.61m
7:24AM1.41m
2:51PM1.54m
6:49AM1.48m
4:30PM1.56m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.66m
9:29AM1.40m
11:12PM0.61m
11:24AM1.28m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
26
27
27
25
24
23
23
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
25
25
27
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
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