K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1098
936
859
639
563
508
346
277
208
204
178
175
161
123
175
151
214
260
194
270
280
408
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
0
NW
5
N
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:53AM1.57m
6:48PM2.14m
8:20AM1.69m
7:38PM2.20m
8:48AM1.81m
8:22PM2.20m
Low Tide
12:43PM1.01m
1:52AM0.10m
1:33PM0.83m
2:27AM0.09m
2:18PM0.67m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
28
27
26
28
28
29
29
29
27
26
27
29
27
27
26
28
27
27
27
27
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