K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 1PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
625
617
527
625
647
647
625
515
502
496
580
580
573
489
419
393
377
372
372
372
372
372
377
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:04PM1.89m
5:34AM1.21m
5:00PM2.02m
7:06AM1.28m
5:56PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.87m
11:35PM0.65m
9:55AM0.98m
00:39AM0.42m
11:08AM1.04m
1:33AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
21
21
19
18
19
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
19
19
19
21
21
21
19
20
20
19
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