K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
1.4
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
580
636
560
468
480
480
1344
1306
892
1422
1401
1452
1633
1344
1376
1354
822
1321
1241
1116
1116
1000
967
698
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:05AM1.31m
4:32PM1.92m
7:27AM1.44m
5:49PM2.03m
7:53AM1.57m
6:48PM2.14m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.46m
9:42AM1.26m
00:27AM0.30m
11:38AM1.17m
1:13AM0.18m
12:43PM1.01m
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clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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7:04
7:02
7:01
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Temp °C
22
23
24
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
26
26
Feels °C
22
23
24
25
24
24
24
25
27
25
26
26
25
25
26
28
27
28
29
28
26
26
25
25
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