Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.7° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
786
661
683
843
843
832
720
711
693
675
600
509
509
509
509
509
503
496
377
372
367
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
SW
0
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM2.05m
11:44PM1.37m
10:41AM1.96m
00:47AM1.25m
11:10AM1.85m
Low Tide
5:23PM0.39m
4:13AM1.03m
6:10PM0.49m
4:22AM1.12m
7:11PM0.60m
part cloud
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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6:48
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Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
27
26
25
28
27
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
16
17
19
18
17
18
18
18
19
21
21
21
20
24
24
25
25
23
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