Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.4°C
3.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
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
1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
381
427
427
489
477
525
459
385
380
435
480
590
480
350
350
399
399
491
644
703
580
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
High Tide
8:09AM1.98m
8:15PM1.92m
8:34AM2.07m
8:56PM1.85m
8:58AM2.12m
9:36PM1.75m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.49m
2:20AM0.42m
2:52PM0.37m
2:46AM0.53m
3:29PM0.30m
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Temp °C
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
22
Feels °C
26
26
24
23
23
24
24
23
25
25
24
23
23
24
23
24
25
25
24
23
24
22
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