K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
19.7° 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 (16 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
15
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
1
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
124
121
162
181
174
229
231
231
179
137
127
140
140
188
293
362
366
366
255
277
232
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
0
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:46AM1.68m
10:59PM2.17m
12:27PM1.72m
11:47PM1.93m
1:09PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:18AM-0.01m
4:54PM0.86m
5:56AM0.15m
5:52PM0.87m
6:33AM0.34m
6:56PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
23
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
21
20
21
Feels °C
21
22
24
23
23
20
22
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
23
22
21
23
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