Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
24.1°C
4.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
458
452
452
407
525
512
474
382
275
275
372
372
305
268
264
253
236
229
183
184
183
183
156
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:33AM1.94m
7:49PM1.75m
7:56AM2.08m
8:32PM1.74m
8:22AM2.20m
9:17PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.53m
1:50PM0.53m
1:40AM0.57m
2:27PM0.34m
2:08AM0.63m
3:06PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
23
Feels °C
19
17
17
18
17
16
17
18
17
18
19
20
18
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
22
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