Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.8° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
1.3
WNW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
136
177
264
354
342
310
290
234
302
245
291
287
287
280
266
167
169
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:48PM1.61m
10:30AM2.15m
11:41PM1.44m
11:08AM2.11m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.75m
5:30PM0.33m
4:35AM0.89m
6:31PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
22
22
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
19
20
20
18
19
21
22
21
22
23
23
22
20
23
22
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