K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
147
135
129
208
206
206
203
124
124
121
162
181
180
229
231
231
179
147
144
140
140
188
297
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:05AM1.63m
10:12PM2.35m
11:46AM1.68m
10:59PM2.17m
12:27PM1.72m
11:47PM1.93m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.87m
5:18AM-0.01m
4:54PM0.86m
5:56AM0.15m
5:52PM0.87m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:50
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
20
20
19
20
20
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
22
20
22
22
22
21
20
19
20
19
21
22
22
21
20
21
20
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