K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (06 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1444
1452
1323
1302
1333
890
890
1098
1116
936
736
628
553
450
275
396
334
310
239
208
196
175
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:27AM1.44m
5:49PM2.03m
7:53AM1.57m
6:48PM2.14m
8:20AM1.69m
7:38PM2.20m
Low Tide
11:38AM1.17m
1:13AM0.18m
12:43PM1.01m
1:52AM0.10m
1:33PM0.83m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
27
28
30
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
25
27
30
31
29
29
29
29
27
27
26
28
27
29
30
31
26
26
25
26
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