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K-181 surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 17 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
16.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at K-181 today?

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212181816161615151514141313131313121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)329314248240189145165160267260330362352522508388366361361295286190155205
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrossglasscrossoncross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
1.48
7:59AM
2.22
9:38PM
1.50
8:32AM
2.22
10:05PM
1.54
9:04AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43PM
0.14
1:44AM
1.00
3:13PM
0.12
2:18AM
0.96
3:41PM
0.13
2:54AM
0.94
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-5:07-------5:07-------5:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212121212222212020202019212019192019191921
Feels °C (?)181818171718171917171717171617181716161818171719
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