Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
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
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
370
441
546
644
644
644
636
483
519
566
558
558
479
551
543
407
401
395
407
496
770
711
711
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:00AM1.39m
10:51AM2.21m
1:23AM1.32m
11:45AM2.07m
3:13AM1.34m
12:57PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:18AM1.03m
6:30PM0.21m
5:03AM1.15m
7:43PM0.30m
6:20AM1.26m
9:04PM0.36m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
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18
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
20
18
18
19
18
17
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
17
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