K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
19.1° C
1.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
191
183
180
140
140
114
114
114
114
111
108
103
142
272
268
268
217
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:45AM1.29m
4:53PM1.71m
8:17AM1.36m
5:57PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.65m
9:35AM1.29m
00:59AM0.53m
11:47AM1.26m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
23
24
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