K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.0° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 3AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WNW
18
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
174
229
231
231
179
127
127
140
140
188
293
362
366
370
249
188
188
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:59PM2.17m
12:27PM1.72m
11:47PM1.93m
1:09PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.15m
5:52PM0.87m
6:33AM0.34m
6:56PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
23
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
22
20
20
20
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
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