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K-181 surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
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K-181 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K-181 sea temperature is
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K-181 today?

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.3
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)131215151413131212121616161514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286146155205316417404374356285346341406441429724501480515507229181171334
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
0
WNW
0
N
0
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
E
5
W
5
N
5
SE
5
NW
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
15
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoncross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
1.54
9:04AM
2.17
10:33PM
1.58
9:38AM
2.06
11:02PM
1.63
10:15AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:54AM
0.94
4:08PM
0.18
3:34AM
0.92
4:35PM
0.27
4:18AM
0.92
5:02PM
0.39
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----5:08-------5:09-------5:10--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181819202018171918161817191717171816161717171615
Feels °C (?)171717181816161716151717171616171814151615151514
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