K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
17.3° C
2.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
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
2
1
0
1
3
3
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
377
382
387
414
425
414
352
362
362
362
437
231
191
347
286
282
277
282
183
147
138
246
229
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
0
SSW
0
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:09AM1.37m
6:52PM2.31m
8:58AM1.45m
7:45PM2.42m
9:42AM1.52m
8:36PM2.47m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.19m
12:17PM1.04m
2:23AM0.01m
1:19PM1.01m
3:10AM-0.10m
2:15PM0.95m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
21
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
22
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