Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.4°C
3.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2
SSW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
15
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1485
920
748
739
739
729
620
566
551
475
525
503
536
547
551
1235
1207
786
661
683
843
843
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:23AM2.14m
10:16PM1.63m
9:48AM2.11m
10:58PM1.50m
10:14AM2.05m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.28m
3:35AM0.79m
4:43PM0.31m
3:56AM0.91m
5:23PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:47
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6:17
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6:16
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3
4
2
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
17
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
16
17
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