K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
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
0.9
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
408
476
459
517
492
480
474
474
474
468
262
375
305
355
355
355
355
350
251
248
245
198
198
158
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:15AM1.91m
9:05PM2.12m
9:42AM1.98m
9:45PM1.99m
10:09AM2.02m
10:26PM1.82m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.14m
3:01PM0.55m
3:28AM0.24m
3:42PM0.47m
3:56AM0.39m
4:23PM0.44m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
25
26
27
24
24
23
23
22
22
24
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
21
21
Feels °C
28
27
27
28
28
26
27
25
25
24
24
26
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
19
20
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