K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
21.8° C
2.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
WNW
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SW
24
0.7
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
735
683
569
498
406
350
208
237
309
468
484
440
541
541
444
271
264
453
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:24AM1.22m
5:26PM1.83m
8:15AM1.30m
6:17PM1.89m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.64m
10:26AM1.16m
1:18AM0.51m
11:45AM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
20
21
20
19
21
22
23
23
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
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