K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.4°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 4AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
890
890
1201
1098
936
859
639
563
450
346
277
208
204
178
175
138
167
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53AM1.57m
6:48PM2.14m
8:20AM1.69m
7:38PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.18m
12:43PM1.01m
1:52AM0.10m
1:33PM0.83m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
31
30
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
31
33
32
30
29
30
27
27
27
28
27
27
30
28
25
26
26
27
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