K-181 Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.33° N 116.45° W

K-181 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's K-181 sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K-181 at 1PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
WNW
8
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
649
949
924
886
874
746
367
439
407
693
586
273
229
189
232
232
257
249
209
346
113
128
178
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM1.57m
9:53PM2.10m
11:12AM1.62m
10:25PM2.00m
11:38AM1.66m
10:59PM1.86m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.19m
3:46PM0.91m
4:50AM0.24m
4:24PM0.89m
5:14AM0.33m
5:05PM0.87m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
20
22
22
21
19
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
22
22
24
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
18
18
21
22
22
21
19
21
21
21
22
21
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
24
23
22
22
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