K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is

24.3°C

K-181 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at K-181 today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	880	721	681	585	475	452	201	320	253	242	239	281	389	446	1165	1125	1444	1179	1150	1150	1136	991	991	848	716
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WSW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NE	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NW	NNW	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	6:04AM2.00m				6:26PM1.66m				6:30AM2.09m					7:13PM1.64m			6:56AM2.15m					7:56PM1.61m
Low Tide			12:30PM0.52m				00:10AM0.62m					1:08PM0.37m			00:40AM0.71m					1:44PM0.26m				1:07AM0.80m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	4:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	22	26	26	26	26	25	24	23	24
Feels °C	20	21	19	19	20	21	20	20	20	22	20	20	21	21	19	19	19	22	22	22	23	22	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	880	721	681	585	475	452	201	320	253	242	201	146	346	446	1165	1125	1444	1179	1150	1150	1136	991	991	848	716
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	SW 17	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	147	120	155	144	84	171	115	83	83	179	239	281	141	111	71	54	107	108	108	107	106	186	69	219	211
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	WNW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 17	—	—
kJ	80	79	61	68	127	83	127	104	95	121	136	169	389	368	196	167	69	66	87	87	89	44	137	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	167	117	54	0	22	5	0	0	117	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	54	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte	Punta Piedra (Rocky Point)	Boca De Santo Tomas		Calafia	Salsipuedes	Islas de Todos Santos	Boca De Santo Tomas	Punta San Carlos	Boca De Santo Tomas	Islas de Todos Santos	Calafia	Salsipuedes	Lighthouse (Punta San Jose)	Boca De Santo Tomas	Boca De Santo Tomas	Punta Piedra (Rocky Point)	Punta Piedra (Rocky Point)	Islas de Todos Santos	Islas de Todos Santos	Salsipuedes	Salsipuedes	Punta Piedra (Rocky Point)	Punta Piedra (Rocky Point)	Boca De Santo Tomas	Boca De Santo Tomas
Rating (10 max)	4	4		1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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