K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
19.7° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
297
362
366
370
249
188
188
186
361
557
425
505
422
401
370
326
375
400
416
421
421
567
567
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:47PM1.93m
1:09PM1.75m
00:37AM1.67m
1:53PM1.77m
1:39AM1.42m
2:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.34m
6:56PM0.90m
7:07AM0.55m
8:11PM0.90m
7:41AM0.75m
9:44PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:49
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
19
20
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
22
21
23
22
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
21
21
20
22
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