Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.2°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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
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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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
519
566
558
558
479
479
543
407
401
395
407
496
770
711
811
871
827
640
631
623
623
740
894
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
S
10
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:23AM1.32m
11:45AM2.07m
3:13AM1.34m
12:57PM1.90m
4:40AM1.46m
2:33PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:03AM1.15m
7:43PM0.30m
6:20AM1.26m
9:04PM0.36m
8:43AM1.29m
10:16PM0.39m
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
19
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19
18
18
18
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19
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17
17
17
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20
22
21
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Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
14
15
16
18
20
22
22
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