K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
19.1° C
0.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
232
180
196
138
90
145
154
197
194
194
152
150
148
135
129
208
206
206
203
124
125
157
173
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36PM2.47m
10:24AM1.58m
9:25PM2.46m
11:05AM1.63m
10:12PM2.35m
11:46AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:54AM-0.14m
3:08PM0.90m
4:37AM-0.11m
4:00PM0.87m
5:18AM-0.01m
4:54PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
19
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
21
20
20
20
21
20
22
23
22
Feels °C
20
20
22
19
22
23
22
22
21
23
23
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
22
22
20
22
23
22
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