K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
23.9°C
3.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
468
262
375
305
355
355
301
355
350
251
248
245
198
198
158
119
114
113
117
141
134
199
280
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:42AM1.98m
9:45PM1.99m
10:09AM2.02m
10:26PM1.82m
10:36AM2.02m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.24m
3:42PM0.47m
3:56AM0.39m
4:23PM0.44m
4:21AM0.55m
5:05PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
6:53
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
25
24
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
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