K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.5° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 9AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
390
390
295
268
330
326
447
441
314
283
220
220
272
272
268
264
203
236
183
183
180
180
180
184
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:34AM1.31m
5:48PM2.12m
8:13AM1.43m
6:49PM2.25m
8:48AM1.54m
7:42PM2.35m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.35m
11:07AM1.16m
1:30AM0.16m
12:27PM1.08m
2:14AM0.02m
1:27PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
7:34
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
22
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