Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.7°C
1.6° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
295
299
166
251
248
293
293
293
245
245
238
231
184
218
173
168
136
134
134
134
134
183
136
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
W
5
S
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:25AM1.46m
4:28PM1.83m
6:51AM1.60m
5:44PM1.89m
7:18AM1.74m
6:42PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:34AM1.25m
11:58PM0.32m
11:55AM1.07m
00:42AM0.28m
12:49PM0.86m
clear
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
27
28
31
32
31
31
34
32
30
30
30
32
31
29
30
26
27
28
29
30
28
28
29
26
Feels °C
27
28
30
31
29
29
32
32
31
31
30
31
30
28
30
28
29
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
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