K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
322
365
360
301
301
297
293
285
277
322
327
447
447
404
398
341
346
386
386
246
208
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:10AM1.67m
7:31PM1.94m
8:26AM1.78m
8:07PM1.97m
8:45AM1.89m
8:44PM1.94m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.85m
2:08AM0.34m
2:08PM0.70m
2:31AM0.36m
2:42PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
22
22
20
20
21
20
21
22
22
23
21
21
21
22
22
24
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
23
22
22
21
21
23
21
22
23
21
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
23
23
24
24
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