Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.6°C
4.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
487
337
323
413
508
553
553
553
419
407
547
399
399
313
373
417
458
452
452
407
525
512
474
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:01AM1.68m
6:22PM1.68m
7:15AM1.80m
7:06PM1.73m
7:33AM1.94m
7:49PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.52m
12:43PM0.94m
00:47AM0.51m
1:16PM0.74m
1:13AM0.53m
1:50PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
23
22
21
21
23
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
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