K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.5° C
1.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 23s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5PM is: 0.5m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)24s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)24s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)23s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
541
444
271
264
453
898
1015
763
756
538
542
843
834
1070
959
834
817
734
694
786
786
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:15AM1.30m
6:17PM1.89m
8:45AM1.37m
7:00PM1.97m
9:10AM1.42m
7:39PM2.05m
Low Tide
11:45AM1.19m
1:56AM0.40m
12:42PM1.16m
2:29AM0.31m
1:25PM1.11m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
21
20
21
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
23
22
21
20
22
21
23
23
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
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