K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.3°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.6
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
168
177
177
345
465
621
614
600
648
625
540
694
677
661
489
489
573
636
468
421
986
1364
1531
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:02AM1.17m
1:23PM1.89m
2:52PM1.87m
7:05AM1.31m
4:32PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:58AM1.02m
9:45PM0.60m
11:23PM0.46m
9:42AM1.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
24
23
22
20
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
26
26
24
25
27
Feels °C
18
18
18
21
19
18
17
19
18
19
20
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
25
24
21
22
25
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