Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.6°C
1.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
398
341
346
386
386
218
295
444
437
494
509
501
563
442
397
397
336
390
397
390
304
382
157
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.89m
8:44PM1.94m
9:06AM2.00m
9:22PM1.87m
9:31AM2.08m
10:03PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.36m
2:42PM0.55m
2:54AM0.42m
3:18PM0.43m
3:18AM0.51m
3:57PM0.34m
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Temp °C
22
21
22
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
24
26
Feels °C
24
22
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
26
26
24
23
24
25
24
24
23
25
23
23
22
24
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