K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.5°C
1.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
270
280
408
408
476
459
517
492
480
474
474
474
468
262
375
305
355
355
355
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22PM2.20m
9:15AM1.91m
9:05PM2.12m
9:42AM1.98m
9:45PM1.99m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.67m
2:59AM0.14m
3:01PM0.55m
3:28AM0.24m
3:42PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:57
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
25
27
24
24
24
25
26
24
23
23
23
22
22
24
24
22
21
21
Feels °C
29
29
27
30
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
23
23
25
25
23
23
23
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