K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
17.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
625
515
502
496
580
580
573
489
419
393
377
372
372
372
372
372
377
382
387
414
425
284
352
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:34AM1.21m
5:00PM2.02m
7:06AM1.28m
5:56PM2.17m
8:09AM1.37m
6:52PM2.31m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.65m
9:55AM0.98m
00:39AM0.42m
11:08AM1.04m
1:33AM0.19m
12:17PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
20
18
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
22
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
19
20
20
20
18
20
19
19
19
21
21
20
21
20
19
19
19
22
21
22
20
21
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