K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.9°C
3.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
474
474
468
262
375
305
355
355
301
355
350
251
248
245
198
198
158
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:05PM2.12m
9:42AM1.98m
9:45PM1.99m
10:09AM2.02m
10:26PM1.82m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.24m
3:42PM0.47m
3:56AM0.39m
4:23PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
28
27
25
25
25
25
27
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
22
21
22
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