Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.6°C
3.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, stormy winds from the SE by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.6
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
459
385
380
435
480
590
480
350
350
399
399
547
644
703
429
508
862
1527
972
748
644
644
636
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
90
SE
50
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:34AM2.07m
8:56PM1.85m
8:58AM2.12m
9:36PM1.75m
9:23AM2.14m
10:16PM1.63m
Low Tide
2:20AM0.42m
2:52PM0.37m
2:46AM0.53m
3:29PM0.30m
3:11AM0.66m
4:06PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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6:20
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1
1
6
3
1
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Temp °C
25
23
24
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
22
24
23
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
26
23
25
26
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
8
14
18
18
19
19
21
20
20
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